Cave of Santo Hermano Pedro

The Cave-Shrine of Santo Hermano Pedro, is a Roman Catholic cave-shrine dedicated to Saint Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (Canary first saint). It is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, near El Medano on the south of the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), at the end of the Tenerife South Airport runway.

Cave-Shrine of Santo Hermano Pedro
Cave of Santo Hermano Pedro, Tenerife.
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
DistrictDiocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna
ProvinceArchdiocese of Seville
RiteRoman Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusShrine
Location
LocationEl Médano, Spain.
Geographic coordinates28°03′05″N 16°33′12″W
Architecture
Typechurch

Description of the cave
Interior of the cave.
Saint Peter of Betancur statue.

This cave is considered one of the most important pilgrimage spots of the Canary Islands, which annually attracts over 300.000 visitors. In this cave is where saint stood with his flock to rest to recover and walk again forces the way to his small village in the highlands of Vilaflor. In addition, the cave was also used by Peter as a place of prayer and even as a hiding place to protect himself from some pirate attack, which were abundant on the coasts of the Canary Islands at that time.

Currently inside the cave is a wooden statue of the saint, the cave has a section that is completely surrounded with votive offerings of the faithful.[1] In addition, the cave has a relic of the Saint,[2] specifically a part of a rib.

Protection

Since 1999, the cave it is listed as a Site of Cultural Interest by the Government of the Canary Islands.[3]

Camino del Hermano Pedro

In this cave ends the so-called "Camino del Hermano Pedro" ("Way of Hermano Pedro"), which is a pastoral route that the Saint traveled to move with his flock along the Chasna region. This route starts from Vilaflor to the Santo cave. Currently during the festival of the Saint in April, hundreds of pilgrims travel this route that has a great religious-historical interest.

References
  1. La Cueva del Hermano Pedro será mejorada, noticia del periódico La Opinión de Tenerife, in Spanish
  2. La ruta del Camino del Hermano Pedro celebra su XIII edición el 21 de abril
  3. BIC de la Cueva del Santo Hermano Pedro. Gobierno de Canarias.
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