Zusammenfassung / Abstract
“German researchers in the Christian catacombs of Malta” – This article outlines the history of the German scholars who explored the catacombs on the island of Malta from the 17th to the 20th century. Its aim is to clarify the contribution made by the Germans on the subject through the analysis of manuscripts and original texts published by them over the centuries. It begins with the first German-speaking scholars who came to Malta for their research in the early 17th century, and then focuses on important academics who, between the 19th and the 20th century, included Malta in their wider studies on the Sicilian archipelago and on the relations between the Mediterranean and the Near East.