t un . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁ful fil ment ▁of ▁a ▁promise ▁made ▁by ▁Mar qu ess ▁Ros alia ▁Ap ap ▁V iani ▁Test a fer r ata ▁after ▁she ▁was ▁saved ▁from ▁a ▁violent ▁storm ▁at ▁sea . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁originally ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁rect angular ▁form ▁with ▁the ▁designs ▁attributed ▁to ▁Dun ▁ Ġ u że pp ▁Dia cono . ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁parish ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁parish ▁priest ▁was ▁Re ver end ▁Salv ▁Del ia . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁alter ing ▁the ▁shape ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁Latin ▁cross ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁east ▁end ▁tr anse pts ▁and ▁a ▁cho ir . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁a ▁new ▁west ▁front ▁was ▁constructed ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁architect ▁Giuseppe ▁L ia . ▁ ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁In ventory ▁of ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Property ▁of ▁the ▁M alt ese ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Works ▁of ▁art ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁a ▁statue ▁representing ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁with ▁baby ▁Jesus ▁present ing ▁a ▁ros ary ▁to ▁Saint ▁Domin ic ▁and ▁Saint ▁Catherine ▁of ▁S ien a ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁church . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁L ec ce ▁Italy ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Gu ze ppe ▁Mal ic ore . ▁The ▁church ▁also ▁has