The Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pino is a Catholic church and parish in Teror, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The present building in neoclassical style was built from 1760 to 1767. It is dedicated to the Virgen del Pino.
History The Teror parish was founded in 1505. The present church was built in neoclassical style from 1760, and was consecrated in 1767, dedicated to the Virgen del Pino who had appeared at the place according to legend.Información de la Basílica y Monumento Nacional y Cultural en la web oficial de Teror in Spanish) Teror She was declared the patron saint of the Gran Canaria, and the church a basilica, on 30 August 1914.Nuestra Señora del Pino (in Spanish) Website of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary
On 12 January 1916, the building was declared a papal Basilica minor, the first such church in the Canary Islands.
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