Wanloria › Destinations › Estepona › Church of Our Lady of Remedies

Church of Our Lady of Remedies

The Church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is on Plaza de San Francisco, in the old town of Estepona. It was built in the late 18th century as the church of the Franciscan convent, on the site of the old hermitage of the Veracruz, with donations and labour from the townspeople. In 1835 the friars were expelled under the confiscation laws and the church became a parish church. In 1936 its archive and works of art were burned, and the current altarpiece was installed in 1993. The doorway mixes Marian, Franciscan and pre-Columbian elements: a round arch with the monogram of Mary, sun, moon and stars, masks with Native American features and a Franciscan coat of arms with a plaque dated 1772. The tower has four tiers and a two-tone ceramic zigzag crown between four pinnacles.

Things to do at Church of Our Lady of Remedies: 4 missions

• See the ceramic finial of the towerLook up at the four-tiered tower and notice the zigzag ceramic finish between its four pinnacles.
• Look for the sun, moon and stars on the portalIn front of the main door, find the arch with the monogram of Mary and the relief of the sun, moon and stars.
• Find the Franciscan coat of arms dated 1772Above the portal, look for the Franciscan coat of arms surrounded by a cord and the plaque bearing the date 1772.
• Take in the altarpiece installed in 1993During Mass times, go in and look at the current altarpiece, which replaced the works lost in 1936.

Near Church of Our Lady of Remedies

Source: Web oficial - Turismo Estepona