{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Web de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de La Orotava","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.laorotava.es\/turismo","author_name":"administrador","author_url":"https:\/\/www.laorotava.es\/turismo\/author\/administrador\/","title":"9. San Francisco Church - Web de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de La Orotava","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S3TRp3Cf7B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laorotava.es\/turismo\/en\/9-san-francisco-church\/\">9. San Francisco Church<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laorotava.es\/turismo\/en\/9-san-francisco-church\/embed\/#?secret=S3TRp3Cf7B\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"\u00ab9. San Francisco Church\u00bb \u2014 Web de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de La Orotava\" data-secret=\"S3TRp3Cf7B\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.laorotava.es\/turismo\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"9. San Francisco Church The main icon of\u00a0the Franciscans of La Orotava was a sculpture of Our Lady of Charity which came from Seville to the old convent during the first quarter of the 17th century. It survived the great fire that destroyed the Convent of San Lorenzo. The great devotion to this icon resulted from a miracle that happened here, which was certified by the Catholic Church in 1632. According to the story of the order&#8217;s reverend rector, Juan Mireles, the flame of the oil lamp that lit the icon suddenly\u00a0went out one night. Before the friars could replace the oil to turn the lamp on again, it lit itself with a\u00a0huge flame and oil began to gush from the container. When the bells were rung to announce the miracle, five thousand people gathered in the temple,\u00a0to whom the miraculous oil was distributed. Since then, the oil from the Virgin of Charity lamp has been attributed with healing properties and is distributed every year during the feast of the Virgin on\u00a05\u00a0August.\u00a0 A convent with a church-certified miracle was at an advantage over other convents, as it would receive more funding and attract a larger congregation. Both the lamp and the carving of the Virgin are still inside the church. If you get close up to it, you\u2019ll\u00a0see that it\u2019s an icon by the Andalusian School in polychrome wood, with a subtle melancholic gesture. Herhands have the characteristic rigidity of icons made at the start of the 17th century.\u00a0She\u2019s holding the baby Jesus in\u00a0her left hand,\u00a0who is less intricate\u00a0than the Virgin herself,\u00a0leading to the theory that it was carved by a different artist. There\u2019s just one more hill on this route. Continue up the cobbled street to the corner of Calle Doctor Domingo Gonz\u00e1lez Garc\u00eda and Calle Salazar. You\u2019ll now delve into the history of water use in La Orotava.\u00a0","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.laorotava.es\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large\/public\/rutas\/9.png?itok=rFS5fyff"}