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House chapel
The original 16th century house was made up of the present Indulgence Divine along with the shop below and the neighbouring house. There are many indications that this is the case. The stone spiral staircase leads further down than the library into the shop itself (doorway is now blocked). The modified courtyard of the house connects to the neighbour's courtyard (the original outside space was split) and their are other blocked doorways which indicate it was a house of grander dimensions.
The house once had a private chapel which is now the bedroom of Indulgence Divine. Notice the cross on top of the archway leading to the room.
The house chapel would originally have looked similar to the one at Casa Rocca Piccola as seen above.
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Votive offerings
Take one of the torches plugged in the wall and have a closer look at the bedroom wall where the old tapestry hangs, in particular close to the bedside lamp and you'll see various sketches of boats and ships engraved in the stone.
These were most common on external church walls, although most of these have deteriorated through being exposed to the rain. Most marine graffiti were votive offerings, showing gratitude for safe journeys at sea. In a maritime city such as that of Birgu, boats and ships would have been the livelihood of its inhabitants and an important part of people's lives.
The picture above is of one of the graffiti of boats on the wall of the bedroom.