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Església Parroquial de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora
The parish church of Costitx is the crown of the village
Costitx might not be big, nor does it have a lot of stores or restaurants, but the slow pace of the village is reminiscent of a simpler time. The church in the middle of the village stands as a symbol of a time when Costitx was fighting for its independence.
In 1236, Arnau de Santacília, a priest from Catalonia laid the first bricks of a church in Costitx. However, already in 1242, the church was taken out of service as the division of the island forced the parish church to be in neighboring village of Sencelles.
Costitx became an independent parish in 1695, as the amount of landowners grew increasingly, just like the congregation. The construction of a brand new church could begin, which is the one you see today. It was done in 1772, and the local sculptor Bartomeu Picornell finished the altarpiece in 1779.
While visiting the church, make sure to also visit the rectory behind the church to see its collection of baroque paintings of the Virgin Mary.
