About Iglesia de San Andrés
San Andrés y Sauces has the Church of San Andrés Apóstol, this building dates from 1515 and some experts qualify it as one of the The first temples that the Spanish conquistadors built on the island when they arrived there. The church is located in the center of the town, San Andrés, which was one of the most important towns during the 15th and 16th centuries. The importance and value of the Church of San Andrés Apóstol have made the temple declared Asset of Cultural Interest in 1986.
The plant of the Church is of Latin cross, it has an amalgam of artistic and architectural styles because over the years it has been restored. It is worth mentioning the Mudejar roof, the baroque altarpiece where you can see the representation of San Matías, San Andrés and San Pablo and a flamenco image Our Lady of the Rosary.
It also has a flamenco tapestry from the beginning of the 17th century that represents San Andrés Apóstol in a bucolic scene.
The Church keeps a legend that says Maria Liberata de Guisla was buried in the crypt of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, a few days later the sacristan heard blows and voices of help. Years later the crypt was opened and the woman's skeleton was found outside the grave.
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