It appears documented in the Pariatge* of Jaime II of 1301 as one of the seven parishes into which Menorca was divided. The king's intention was to establish a new town in this area, but this idea did not succeed, since throughout the fourteenth century it was transformed into a chapel and came to depend on the parish of Ciutadella.
The hermitage is closely linked to the festivities of San Juan. The members of the old Brotherhood of Sant Joan moved, on horseback, from the Plaza del Born passing through the street of Sant Joan, to the rural hermitage.
This is the origin of the Caragol del Born for the Sant Joan Festivities. It is a very simple hermitage, with a single nave with two sections of ribbed vaults and two chapels. The current arcade is from 1749. This is an architectural element superimposed on the façade, similar to that of the Gràcia hermitage. The battlements of the portico are striking, which are unusual in Menorcan architecture.
At the end of the 19th century, Bishop Mercader carried out an important reform that gave it its current appearance. In 1884 the chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Providencia was built and in 1886 the façade was reformed and the bell tower was redone. The diocese undertook a major restoration at the end of the 20th century, which exposed the marès stone of the porch and removed the characteristic whiteness of the church.