Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Gracia
You’re in front of the Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Gracia, which began life as the older “ermita de Nuestra Señora de Gracia” in Santa María de Gracia, within San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife. Its dedication points back to the island’s conquest: Alonso Fernández de Lugo ordered a chapel to the Virgin, linked to the “gracia” granted after the conquest was completed. Architecturally, the church follows a broadly rectangular plan, though the visible outline of the chancel is now absorbed into later buildings. The south façade holds the main entrance, framed by a semicircular arch in cantería with clasicist mouldings—baquetones cajeados in the jambs—set before three steps. The wooden door is described as ancient, with carved panels typical of late Baroque. …
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