Munxar

St.Paul Shipwrecked Parish Church

The parish church is a small baroque church built between 1914 and 1921. It was consecrated on the 18th October 1925. Bishop Joseph Pace established it as a parish church on 12th December 1957 making Munxar the last village in Gozo to become an autonomous parish. The feast falls on the 10th of February, which is also a national public holiday, however the outside festivities are celebrated on the third Sunday of May.

St Agatha Forn il-Gir

Towards the end of the sixteenth century Dun Anton Attard the Archpriest of the principal church in Gozo, after organizing a collection throughout the island, raised a chapel in honour of Saint Agatha at Forn il-Gir and dedicated the left side altar to Our Lady of Grace. The chapel soon became a centre of devotion but it was not destined to stand for long. By 1615 it was lost.

St Agnes

The 1621 Pastoral Visit Document reveals the existence of another chapel at a place called ta' Norata, Il-Munxar. It was dedicated to St. Agnes a Roman virgin-martyr. It has long since been pulled down and buried.

St Simon

A chapel dedicated to St. Simon stood at Kantra in Ras il-Bajjada. The sole surviving relic of this temple is a Crucifix erected in its place.

Visitation Forn il-Gir

This chapel stood at Forn il-Gir probably on the way to Xlendi, the exact location is not certain. The beautiful altarpiece attracted many pious people to the chapel. As it was probably perched on the southwestern cliffs of the island, the bishops did not always visit it and so little else is known about it. It was deconsecrated in 1657.