Parish Church of St Catherine

When, in 1436, Bishop Senatore de Mello was commissioned to do an inventory of the parish churches found in Malta, in his texts he referred to a cappella di lu Zurrico. Adjacent to the church, there was a cemetery with a chapel dedicated to Saint Peter. Even though the church already existed before 1436, the first description of this church can be found in a report dating back only to 1575, compiled by Mons. Pietro Dusina.

Due to the continuous increase in population in the early 17th century, it was concluded that a new parish church was needed, and a plan was begun in 1630. Thus, the old church was pulled down.

The project started in 1632-1633 under Dun Matteolo Saliba, who was also the architect of the new church. The project took 25 years to be completed.

The parish church contains a collection of paintings by Mattia Preti, who is alleged to have taken shelter in this village during a plague outbreak in Malta. One of the oldest churches on the Maltese islands