MAIN ALTARPIECE

This is a late 18th-century altarpiece with stipites. It consists of an altar table with a tabernacle and display case and a single section divided into three sections and an attic. The columns have Corinthian capitals.

The attic is occupied by an image of the Immaculate Conception, from Olot. 

The best images are located in each of the niches of its three sections.

In the central niche, we see a Calvary composed of the following images:

The Christ of Mercy, the only sculptural work signed by the artist Domingo Pérez Donis (1604-1645) from La Laguna, which, having articulated arms, serves as the Dead Christ in the Magna Procession of the Holy Burial that takes place on Good Friday. 

This image is guarded by the Brotherhood of Vera Cruz y Misericordia, which has its canonical headquarters in this temple and also participates in a Way of the Cross during Lent, carrying this image on a stretcher, as well as in the Procession of Silence that takes place after the conclusion of the Magna Procession of the Holy Burial.

To your right is Nuestra Señora de los Siete Dolores (Our Lady of Seven Sorrows), a work by Murcian sculptor Francisco Liza dating from 1996. This image is guarded by the Brotherhood of Vera Cruz y Misericordia and is carried in procession every Good Friday, after the paso of Señor de la Humildad y Paciencia (Lord of Humility and Patience).

In the niche on the left is a carving of Saint Francis of Assisi, by an anonymous 17th-century Canarian artist. It is a large work made of wood, following the models of the same name from the Seville school of Martínez Montañés. It has a ‘T’ engraved on its forehead.

In the right-hand niche is the image of Saint John the Baptist, attributed to the 17th-century Andalusian sculptor Andrés de Ocampo. It is characterised by its baroque style and delicate workmanship, and is one of the finest sculptures currently found in this church.

The restoration of this altarpiece, completed in September 2025, has returned it to its original state.