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Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Los Realejos)

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Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Facade of the Shrine.
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictDiocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
ProvinceArchdiocese of Seville
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMarian shrine
Year consecrated1965
Location
LocationLos Realejos, Tenerife, Spain.
Architecture
Architect(s)Tomás Machado
Typechurch
StyleNeoclassicism
Groundbreaking1955
Completed1965

The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Spanish: Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carmen) is a Roman Catholic church located in Los Realejos, in the north of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). It is located in the district of San Agustín.

It is considered the most important Marian shrine in the north of the island of Tenerife. The Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron of the La Orotava Valley.

History

In the place where the present church the Convent of San Andrés and Santa Mónica (which belonged to the Augustinians) was. The February 21, 1952 a fire destroyed the convent. The July 24, 1955 was held the ceremony of blessing of the first stone of the new Shrine, the building was designed by Tomás Machado in 1953 and remained open for worship July 25, 1965.

The July 18, 1982, the image of the Virgin of Mount Carmel was one of the first images of the island Canonical Coronation.

Since 1999, the Shrine and its surroundings are considered of cultural interest of the Canary Islands (BIC).

The July 25, 2015, under the 50th anniversary of the consecration, the temple was declared a Shrine with the title of Bishop of the Diocese of Tenerife, Bernardo Álvarez Afonso.

References

  1. La Patrona del Valle de Taoro ya tiene Santuario
  2. Declaración del entorno del Santuario del Carmen de Los Realejos como BIC
  3. La Patrona del Valle de Taoro ya tiene Santuario

See also

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