Location of Achbinico cave or Saint Blas cave in Canary Islands
Achbinico cave and chapel or San Blas cave and chapel (in Spanish) Cueva y ermita de Achbinico Cueva y ermita de San Blas
Religion
Affiliation
Roman Catholic Church
Province
Diocese of Saint Cristóbal de La Laguna
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Chapel
Leadership
Bishop Bernardo Álvarez Afonso
Location
Location
Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Architecture
Style
church
Groundbreaking
Use of the cave as a Catholic sanctuary began in 1446; the chapel that recovers the cave was built in 1518.
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Criteria
chapel, cave
Cueva de Achbinico, also called cave of San Blas (Spanish: cueva de Achbinico) is a Roman Catholic church and cave located in Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain).
After the conquest of the Canary Islands it was the first Christian sanctuary of religious significance.[1] It was also the first sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Canary Islands, where the Virgin of Candelaria, the patron saint of the Canary islands, was worshipped.
^(in Spanish) Presentación, municipio de Candelaria Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine in candelaria.es.
Cueva de Achbinico, also called caveof San Blas (Spanish: cueva de Achbinico) is a Roman Catholic church and cave located in Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary...
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