Complex sentence: The Maltese historian Gian Francesco Abela noted how the church was rebuilt, with the same inscription being repeated by A. Ferris in 1866 and E.B. Vella in 1927.
Split into simpler sentences: The Maltese historian Gian Francesco Abela noted how the church was rebuilt, quoting this inscription in his writings. The same inscription being repeated by A. Ferris in 1866 and E.B. Vella in 1927.