The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción (''Church of the Immaculate Conception'') is a

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church located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (

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). This church is almost a twin of the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It was the first parish was established in

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. The site of the

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was established by the conqueror Alonso Fernández de Lugo after the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi in 1496. The Church of the Conception was founded in 1511. Today people can climb the tower to view much of the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. It houses the largest bell in the Canary Islands. The Church of the Conception was declared of a site of cultural interest, specifically in the category of National Historic Monument in 1948. Inside the temple is the miraculous oil of

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, the icon miraculously sweat during a

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in 1648, after this miracle the disease disappeared from the island. The Church of the Concepción is home to numerous brotherhoods, including the ''Pontificia, Imperial, Real y Venerable Hermandad de la Purísima Concepción'', which in 1757 was added to the Brotherhood of the Immaculate Conception of the

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/ref> Outside the temple next to the entrance door is the Monument to

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sculptor Czeslaw Dzwigaj representing the pontiff blessed with two children dressed in traditional costumes of the Canary Islands. The statue was brought from

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and was blessed by the Bishop of Tenerife,

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and the archpriest of the

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, Santos Abril y Castelló.

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outside the temple

References

External links

Parroquia de la Concepción de La Laguna. Official Website.Iglesia de la Concepción in La Laguna
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesia de la Concepcion (San Cristobal de La Laguna) Roman Catholic churches completed in 1511 Catholic Church in the Canary Islands San Cristóbal de La Laguna Churches in Tenerife 1511 establishments in Spain Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Spain

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