The village of Ghaxaq is home to many places of interest, but one of them is this chapel dedicated to Christ the Redeemer.

As a chapel it is fairly new compared to many other chapels built in rural Malta that date back to the medieval era or times of the Knights of St John.

This is not to say the chapel is by any means modern or recent as this Ghaxaq chapel started being built in 1852 which was 173 years ago!

It is found near the edge of a hill and was built as a shrine dedicated to the same saint made by Mikelanġ Żammit was attracting quite a crowd of devotees.

When a local priest, Dun Guzepp Demicoli noticed this, he took it upon himself to start building a church for the nearby community.

It took seven years to be finished and was opened on the 25th September 1859.

Built in the Baroque style, the chapel was a special one to the residents of Ghaxaq as it was built through their own hard-earned money that they donated.

The chapel’s restoration was announced back in 2019.  

Have you ever been?