San Lawrenz

St.Lawrence Parish Church

San Lawrenz, lies on the west part of Gozo. The name of the village is derived from the dedication of an old chapel that stood in the area before 1575. San Lawrenz is the only parish in Gozo named after its patron Saint. Bishop Pietro Pace laid the foundation stone of the present Parish church on the 21st November 1886 and the building was ready by 1897. It was consecrated on the 26th September 1897 but had been established a parish since the 15th March 1893. Until it was declared a parish, it had formed part of the jurisdiction of Gharb. One can find paintings by G.Cali, G.Vella and others inside the church.

Assumption

Very little is known about this chapel that used to stand at Dwejra. It was always in a mediocre state and during the 1630 pastoral visit, the bishop ordered its doorway blocked up with stone.

Gethsemane Chapel

A door that once led to the Parish office, nowadays leads to the newly installed (2007) Chapel of Perpetual Adoration.

St.Anne Dwejra

Last to be built in the countryside in Gozo, it was designed by Joseph Mizzi from San Lawrenz and blessed on 25th July 1963. A reinforced concrete cantilever rests on two columns and provides a covered entrance. It is crowned by a centrally placed bell-cot. The old altarpiece used to depict the young Virgin Mary being instructed by her mother St.Anne and was painted by Ninu Apap in 1989. Nowadays there is another titular painting resembling a Greek Ikon painted by a local priest. A statue of St.Anne sculpted by Michael Camilleri Cauchi in 1982 also adorns the chapel. Some refinements were made to the facade in the 1980's. The feast of St Anne is celebrated every 26th of July.

St.Nicholas

Historically, in this area, there is said to have existed a Chapel of this dedication too, nowadays no trace of it can be found.