At this time the nearest place of worship was at Sant Antoni de Portmany and the local population needed a church somewhat closer to their homes.

[2] In 1726 the inhabitants of the area then named es Vedrans and Benimussa asked the archbishop of Tarragona, Manuel de Samaniego y Jaca, who was visiting the island, to approved the building of a new church.

Master Pere Ferro had a good reputation and had previously been employed by Pope Pius VI to work on the renovations of cathedral of Santa Maria de Eivissa in the capital.

[2] Even the women and young girls of the village lent a hand by carrying water from the "Font des Verger" well to the site.

Two such restored works are a statue of Saint Anne the mother of the Virgin Mary and a painting of the Ecce Homo by Sánchez de Ocaña.