Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Luz
This Catholic parish church, Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Luz, anchors the municipality of Los Silos on Tenerife. The site began with an ermita from the late 1500s, described as the town’s first, before the building was expanded and reshaped in the early 20th century into the temple you see today. Its most distinctive features are the neogothic façade, topped by a central bell tower, and the single-nave layout beneath the whitewashed walls. Inside, the church preserves key religious works, including a Baroque carving of the Santísimo Cristo de la Misericordia, attributed to the Andalusian sculptor Francisco de Ocampo. The main devotion is centered on Nuestra Señora de la Luz, the church’s title image and municipal patron: tradition says a Portuguese fisherman found her on the coast. …
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