Real Santuario Insular de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Royal Island Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snows)
Nearly half a millennium later, the oldest Marian image in the Canary Islands still has the power to amaze. It is located in La Palma, Spain. Like in many other parts of Spain, the Canary Islands are dotted with Christian churches of various sizes, all centered around Marian devotion and terracotta statues of the Virgin…