Ermita de San Bartolomé
Ermita de San Bartolomé in Fontanales tells a long story of rural Catholic life in Moya, Gran Canaria. The “old” church—known as the iglesia vieja de San Bartolomé de Fontanales—began with an initial hermitage dating to 1632, on the island’s midland slopes, or medianías. A second hermitage followed in 1673, and elements from that phase remained in place intact until the middle of the 1700s. Over time, the building was reshaped: in 1810, the single nave was extended and a sacristy was added; in 1846, a house for the capellán was built against the north wall; and in 1872, that adjoining house was demolished and replaced with a new nave. Even its setting reflects the landscape: the chapel is built with poor rural materials and sits on a rock mass that anchors it to the ground. …
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