Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria

One of the symbols that stands out in the municipality of Ingenio in Gran Canaria is Church of Our Lady of Candelaria. The church was erected in the same place where the hermitage was at the beginning of the 16th century.

The population of Ingenio expressed its interest since 1735 so that this temple was declared a parish, the procedures were initiated to obtain it, at that time the population barely exceeded 160 inhabitants. In 1804 when the inhabitants of Ingenio were already 560, the interest increased, and it was finally in 1815.

The Church of Our Lady of Candelaria is now declared Asset of Cultural Interest with the category of Monument. It is divided into three naves of which the central one is the widest and highest, what is more striking is that in the facade you can see three doors in a semicircular arch.

With respect to what can be found inside the temple, the most outstanding is the image of the Virgin of Candelaria with more than 200 years old. There are also two images carved by Luján Pérez from San José and San Blas.