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History
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St Margaret's Parish Church
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A chapel stood on this spot since the late middle ages. Then as now it was dedicated to Saint Margaret, a virgin martyr from Antioch in Pisidia, modern Turkey. It was certainly functioning in 1575, when it even had a small bell tower and a graveyard in front. The chapel stood the ravages of time and on April 28, 1688 it was designated the parish church for the people of Sannat and Munxar. |
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A larger and better church was built next to the ancient chapel by 1718. Slowly but sureley, the parishioners did a lot to embellish their church, eventually consecrated on October 19, 1755. It was further enlarged in the 1860's and blessed again in 1868. Two bell towers were built some years later and the majestic dome was raised in 1910. A staue of Saint Margaret was first brought to Sannat in 1863 and the present beautiful statue reached the village in 1891. On December 19, 1893, the parish priest was given the title of Archpriest. On December 12, 1957 the parish became a "matrice" with the dismemberment of the parish of Munxar. |
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Parish Priests
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1689-1709 Parish Priest Lazzaro Camilleri
1709-1744 Parish Priest Alessandro Aquilina
1744-1759 Parish Priest Ignatius Mizzi
1779-1810 Parish Priest John Gatt
1810-1831 Parish Priest Isidoro Mizzi
1832-1862 Parish Priest Alessandro Cauchi
1862-1862 Parish Priest Francis Borg
1863-1916 Archpriest John Andrea Vella
1916-1925 Archpriest Joseph Farrugia
1926-1950 Archpriest Joseph Cassar
1950-1973 Archpriest George Debrincat
1973-1988 Archpriest Nicholas Vella
1988- Archpriest Tarcisio Camilleri
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