ENG_Interactive Guide TEMPLO DE ARUCAS

VISITING GUIDE

Itinerario de la visita

Altar Semana Santa

Sacristía

Altar Virgen del Rosario

Capillo Sagrado Corazón

Altar de San Blas

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Altar Mayor

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Nave y Triforio

Altar Cristo Yacente

Altar de San Francisco

Capilla Virgen del Carmen

Capilla Bautismal

1. Sacristy

2. Holy Week Chapel

3. Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary

4. Chapel of Saint Blaise

5. Chapel of Saint Francis

6. Baptismal chapel

7. Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

8. Chapel of the Recumbent Christ

9. Chapel of the Tabernacle

10. High Altar

11. Nave and triforium

The design of the temple was carried out by the Catalan architect Mr. Manuel Vega y March, a disciple of Gaudí, a member of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George (1913), and director of the School of Fine Arts of Barcelona (1920-1931). Conceived in a style that he himself defined as "Ogival," based on the baroque nature of the late European Gothic, characterized by windows and doors in the shape of an ogive (pointed arch). The triforium stands out for the beauty of its stained-glass windows, rose windows, and windows, totaling 46 multicolored modules. The stained-glass windows have been hand-painted and baked at high temperatures.

Statue of Saint Teresa of Jesus (1903) from the House of Miralles of Valencia.

.Stained glass window of the Miraculous Virgin.

Ivory carving known as "Saint John the Little" inventoried in 1770, although it is assumed to have been made earlier.

Bust of the Sorrowful Virgin from 1876. School of Pedro de Mena.

The Christ of the Main Altar was made in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria around 1690, possibly by the sculptor from La Palma, Lorenzo de Campos, who was also the author of the original image of Saint Michael. This Christ replaced the Christ of the Vera Cruz on this altar, a work created in 1643 and attributed to the artist from La Laguna, Domingo Pérez Donis. The Christ of the Vera Cruz was later moved to the Chapel of Solitude in the old temple and is currently in the chapel of the bell tower.

Saint Sylvester baptizing Emperor Constantine; on the right.

Our Lady of Sorrows (1852) by Mr. Silvestre Bello Artiles

Statue of Saint John the Baptist, Patron of the parish. Brought in 1848 from Málaga.

Sacristy door to the exterior of the temple.

Saint Francis evangelizing new believers.

Saint Michael the Archangel with Beelzebub at his feet. Commissioned by the parish priest Juan Mateo de Castro in 1690 from the sculptor Lorenzo de Campos and restored in 1770.

Statue of Saint Elijah, the work of the sculptor Mr. Agustín Navarro Beltrán.

Painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe 18th century Unknown author

Stained glass windows from 1920 of the Virgin of Carmen and Saint Ferdinand.

The beautiful three-part stained-glass window represents the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist and dates back to 1917. Donated by D. Francisco Gourié. Created by the prestigious glassmakers of Paris 'Maumejean'

Exhibition hall with mass robes and sculptures of Saint Joseph from 1690.

San Juan Evangelista (1853) work by D. Silvestre Bello Artiles.

Nazarene Jesus (19th century) work of Mr. Silvestre Bello Artiles, sculptor from Telde.

The Recumbent Christ, also known as the Lord of the Good Death, is the work of the sculptor from Arucas, Mr. Manuel Ramos González, who offered it to the parish for twenty thousand pesetas (120 €). This amount was collected through public subscription in 1940. It was blessed in 1944.

Saint John baptizing Jesus..

Saint Catherine.

Portraits of previous priests of the parish.

View of the nave from the Main Altar.

Verónica (1741) commissioned by D. Francisco Reyes. It was brought from the Convent of Santa Clara in Las Palmas GC.

Scenes made of ivory by the Valencian sculptor Mr. Agustín Navarro Beltrán.

Crucified Christ Author: Mr. Silvestre Bello Artiles It was in the Diocesan Seminary for a long time.

Statueof Saint Therese, adquired in Barcelona in 1947.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (1902) was brought from the House of Miralles of Valencia.

Stained glass windows of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Saint Anthony Mary Claret, 1920.