PoetThe son of Paul Vella and Carmela Mifsud, John Mary was born in Sliema. He studied at the Lyceum and the Franciscan seminary in Malta. Vella joined the Franciscan Minors Order on 16 September 1945 and was given the name of Marianus. He was ordained priest on 3 August 1952. In 1953 he was put...
