{"id":1528,"date":"2021-05-16T19:49:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T18:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lanzaworx.com\/walks\/?page_id=1528"},"modified":"2021-05-16T20:08:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T19:08:18","slug":"ermita-de-las-nieves","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lanzaworx.com\/walks\/?page_id=1528","title":{"rendered":"Ermita de las Nieves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"History<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First appearance of the Virgin of Las Nieves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The site of Ermita de las Nieves has borne this name for about 1669 years. The first appearance of the Virgin of the Snows is recorded at the time of the Liberian papacy. Pope Liberius<\/strong> (310 \u2013 24 September 366) was the bishop of Rome from 17 May 352 until his death. The story tells about a marriage between Roman nobility, they were already very old and had no children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were a pious couple and prayed to the Virgin Mary to tell them what to do with their inheritance, since they had no descendants. Their intention was to put the assets to good Christian use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story says that the Virgin manifested herself to them to build a house of worship for the parishioners of the area. It is said that the vison showed them the exact place where they should build the Temple .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story also says that the Virgin predicted a great snowfall that would occur in August. This is why it is known as Ermita de las Nieves (Hermatage of the snows). The Temple was rebuilt by order of Pope Sixtus III <\/strong>who was the bishop of Rome from 31 July 432 to his death on 18 August 440.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is believed that when the Temple collapsed, several of the pieces of the Virgin ended up in the sea until they reached other places such as Las Palmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patroness of Lanzarote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Currently Lanzarote is patronized by the Virgen de los Dolores considered the Lady of the Volcanoes. But historically the Virgen de las Nieves was the first to be named as patron saint of Lanzarote in 1725 . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although currently the Virgen de las Nieves has less relevance than the Virgen de los Dolores, she has not yet been forgotten by the inhabitants of Teguise. Currently both are considered as patrons of Lanzarote .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Construction of the Ermita de las Nieves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the time of the conquests, in the 15th century, around 20 hermitages were built on the island of Lanzarote. Amongst these the site of the old Temple ruins of Las Nieves was chosen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the data taken from the book “Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de las Nieves”, this hermitage was burned and razed by a pirate attack around 1576. The Ermita de las Nieves was abandoned for at least 100 years until the parishioners decided to rebuild it. Thereare records that show by 1710 some work had been carried out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n