Iglesia Parroquial Santa Brígida

At the end of Calle Real is a square where the parish church of St. Bridget is .
In 1522 the first chapel where now the present Church is founded . This chapel was built by order of Isabel de Guerra , owner of the El Gamonal . The chapel , which originally was private property passed into the hands of the municipality in 1578 , and in 1583 the parish was created. The temple suffered many modifications over the years, but in 1897 , suffered a fire. In 1898, Velasco Arroyo D. Laureano , architect, presents planes , where the wooden roof is rejected and you opt for the vault. The church finally has an outer , with neo-Gothic features, and interior, showing severe characteristics that match the old structure .
The fire destroyed not only the temple, but also destroyed sculptures of Luján Pérez , as the image of St. Joseph, Christ Crucified and SanJuan Evangelista ( CANEDA LÓPEZ , R. and CONCEPCION RODRIGUEZ, J. : The church of Santa Brigida , Gran Canaria - construction process Sculptural Heritage Pictorial , 2000 . . . .)

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