Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
You’re standing at the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, the Catholic parish church of Moya, built where worship has existed for centuries. A simple hermitage on this same edge of the Barranco de Moya is documented in 1495, and it was repeatedly enlarged and rebuilt with a single nave. The present church begins a different chapter: architect Fernando Delgado, from Gran Canaria, designed the building, and construction runs from 1940 to 1957, ending when it was completed in 1957. Structurally, it is a high-vaulted church with three naves, and it is lit by many stained-glass windows. Its spiritual center is older than the masonry around it: the 15th-century Virgen de la Candelaria, patron saint of Moya, is carved from cedar wood and dressed in clothing. …
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