San Ginés, Arrecife

The church of San Ginés.

San Ginés is a church in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. Originally the location of a hermitage built in 1574 that contained images of Saint Peter and Saint Ginés, it was flooded and completely rebuilt in 1667. It was expanded in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.[1] Saint Ginés (Saint Genesius of Clermont) is Arrecife’s patron saint.[2] Mass is celebrated every evening, including Saturdays, Sundays and holydays, at 7.30 p.m. There are additional Masses at weekends and on feast days.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Iglesia De San Gines De Arrecife De Lanzarote
  2. ↑ Touring Lanzarote: Iglesia de San Ginés
  3. ↑ Mass times in Lanzarote and La Graciosa

Coordinates: 28°57′35″N 13°32′50″W / 28.9596303°N 13.5472612°W / 28.9596303; -13.5472612

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