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The surname originates from two families
descended
from two of the Langues (Languages) of the
Knights
of Malta,
established in Malta in 1530. The Knights were drawn exclusively from
noble families and the Order
acquired vast wealth from those it recruited There were 8 Langues from 8
different
European countries.
These were one each in Aragon, Auvergne, Castile, England, France,
Germany, Italy, and Provence.
Buildings, their headquarters, still exist in Valletta, such as Auberge
de Castile, Auberge de Provence etc.
The
8-pointed Maltese Cross
explained.
The
official language is Maltese
Times of Malta Article - Thursday 9th November 2000
There is a Motto inscribed on
the Calleja
coat of arms REGIA ME
ORNAT
AVIS which a family member now living in Canada,
Joanna, researched.
She speaks of the side of her family and George Calleja-Gera, who is one
of many
brothers and sisters of my late father Paul, married to Violet Lanzon.
Paul & Violet had 5 children - Ena, Laura, Juliette, Margaret and
myself
Paul.
Photos
taken by
Stef Trower of the Band of Brothers
David ~ Peter ~ Joe - December 2006
David & Stef's Wedding - 22 June 2013 - some iPhone photos
Some Family Photographs and my journey through to the 21st Century
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| Mum - Voilet nee Lanzon | Dad - Paul Calleja-Gera Snr | Wedding Day | Myself - 6Mar36 & Various stages of growing up - Sliema & St Julian's, Malta | ||
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| Summer at St Julian's | With my sister Margaret at Chadwick Lakes, Malta | THREE GENERATIONS At 58, now 84 Main Street, St Julian's, Malta (Seated by my dad is Edith Storace, a friend - sadly deceased) |
Climbing at Ix-Xaqqa, Siggiewi | Sub-aqua diving in Libya | |
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| Canoeing in Tobruk | Boating at Comino | Fishing in Tobruk | Oil Painting in Tobruk Self-Portrait | The finished painting. | Painting of my dad, done in Libya. |
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| Splicing wire rigging at Viani Street workshop, Sliema | Upholstering at my Viani Street workshop, Sliema | Sewing Sails in Viani Street | Making Bow Fenders at Sliema Scout HQ | Splicing Yacht Lifting tackle at Viani Street | Splicing
a gunwale rubber at Ripard's Warehouse |
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| Steel Forging in Sliema Scout Headquarters | Shooting at Wadi el Kuf, Libya | ||||
Copyright © Paul Calleja-Gera : All rights reserved.
