In the eighteenth century, Bishop Abad and the Sierra began building churches on strategically chosen points of the island, so that parishioners would minimize their displacement, favoring popular fervor. Sant Mateu was in an area of little strategic interest, both military and commercial. Rugged Mountains protected them naturally from access from the sea. The distance from the main urban nuclei, for the time, also posed an inconvenience for their people. However, Sant Mateu possessed a value that still lasts. Its valleys are very fertile lands. Destined today to the production of wine mainly, its haciendas were distributed to the length and width of its extension. Given these characteristics, the Church of Sant Mateu is built on a small hill located in the center of this community.

The Church Of Sant Mateu is located on the road on the road that Leads From Sant Miquel To Santa Inés. It Presents the typical whitewashed facade, surprisingly slender for the area in which it is located. The Interior also does not go unnoticed. They Are worthy of mentioning the chapel of the Mother of God of Montserrat and the chapel of the Roser. As in any self-respecting Ibizan Church , it has a porch for the refuge of the faithful in the most unpleasant days. This NINETEENTH-century porch was of great social importance, as well as the wells, for as the houses of others were so separated, they were the centers of meeting and courtship for a long time. the church Of Sant Mateu is an architectural ensemble, in short, worth visiting.