The building is a historic landmark, being the oldest church established in the locality and is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands (NICPMI).

[1] The church is dedicated to Saint Ubaldesca Taccini, who was born in Calcinaia, near Pisa, in 1136, and joined the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at the age of fifteen.

[2] On 31 July 1629, Pope Urbanus VIII issued a papal bull granting the Order the permission to erect a church in the name of St. Ubaldesca, of whom the current grandmaster was very fond, with the following words: "We accept this request and to the aforementioned Antonius, with the Apostolic authority granted by this bull, we give the authority that in the mentioned town in a location of his preference, as long as it is comfortable and just, a church can be built in honour of the aforementioned Saint.

Its foundation stone was laid on 25 August 1630 under the auspice of Antoine de Paule, who was elected as the 56th Grand Master of the order on 10 March 1623.

Francis Attard, was founded to take upon itself the task to foresee that materials were gathered and upgrading works were done on the church.