Religions of Il- Gzira

ont-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">On 15th. May 1921, Bishop Don Mauro Caruana declared the chapel as a Parish. Rev. Anton Anton Manché was the first Parish Priest of Gzira. The existing Parish Church was built between 1921 and 1935.

The second parish priest in the history of the Gżira parish was the late Rev.Carlo Manché, a man revered by many locals as a saint. He became Parish Priest of Gzira on the 12th.March 1935 until his death on 18 November 1950.

The frame, the broken glass and the stone that was thrown at the portrait of The Madonna, have been very well preserved, and today they can still be seen at the beautiful parish church of Gżira.

The parish church of Gżira is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and its annual festa (Village Feast) is celebrated on the 2nd. Sunday of July