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===Speranza Chapel (Chapel of Our Lady of Hope)=== An attraction in Mosta is the [[Speranza Chapel]] in the Speranza Valley. The chapel was built between 1760 and 1761. A legend tied to the Chapel recounts that, during a [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] invasion, a young girl and her sisters taking care of their family's sheep were at risk to be taken by the invaders. Whilst the sisters escaped, the young girl could not run fast enough because she limped slightly. It is said that she hid in a cave found under the chapel's left side. Meanwhile, she prayed to [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]], promising that if she were saved, she would build a chapel dedicated to Our Lady. When the Turkish invaders chasing her arrived, they didn't look for her in the cave because they thought the girl could not be hiding there as there was an intact [[spider web|web]] at the entrance, which would have been damaged had she entered the cave.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}
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