 During the Great Siege of Malta of 1565, the Ottoman admiral Dragut stationed a number of cannons at Tigné Point in a siege to capture Fort Saint Elmo from the Order of Saint John.He was killed by stray gunfire from the fort during the siege, and the extremity of the peninsula still bears his name, Dragut Point.After the Great Siege, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady under various titles was built instead of a niche that was already in the area.