The Qrendi Motto

TYRIUM DIRUTAS SERVO MOLES

"I Conserve the Buildings of the Phoenicians - Inhares il-Bini tal-Fenici"

Most historians have interpreted the meaning of the Qrendi Motto to be attributed to “Phoenician Buildings” found in the village’s vicinity. They have defined the motto “Tyrium Dirutas Servo Moles” to mean, “I Conserve the Buildings of the Pheonicians - Inhares il-Bini tal-Fenici”. Presumably these writers were referring to the Neolithic Temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra that in former times were thought to be of Phoenician Origin. However this interpretation does not prove Phoenician presence, however probable this may be as no trace of this culture is evident in Qrendi.