Capilla de las Siervas de María
Capilla de las Siervas de María, also known locally as the Iglesia castrense de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, is a small Catholic chapel embedded in the civic heart of Santa Cruz de Tenerife—on Calle Viera y Clavijo, alongside the central Ayuntamiento building. Its present church dates to 1926, but it occupies the former garden of the old convent of the congregation of the Siervas de María. The design is eclectic, and it notably departs from traditional building techniques used on the island. The chapel was the work of Domingo Pisaca Burgada, and it opened in October 1927, inaugurated by Bishop Fray Albino. Inside, the technical highlights are the vivid polychrome decoration—natural motifs—along with marble imitations that vary in quality. …
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