Iglesia de San Jorge
Iglesia de San Jorge traces a rare faith-changing story in the middle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: it began as an Anglican church and later became Catholic. The building was constructed in 1897, with the first stone laid on 22 June 1897—the day of Queen Victoria’s 60th Jubilee—on a site that is now the Plaza de 25 de Julio. The architect behind the new design was Walter I. Wood, also responsible for plans for the Anglican Church of Puerto de la Cruz, the Iglesia de Todos los Santos. Construction was completed and the church was consecrated in March 1914. By 1989, dwindling congregations led the Church of England to close it, and the property was later sold to the Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. After renovations, it was consecrated as a Catholic church on 23 September 1993 by Bishop Felipe Fernández García. …
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