Virgen de la Candelaria – Hand-Carved Wooden Statue from South Tyrol

Crowned, with a sceptre and the Child in her arm: the Virgen de la Candelaria, Our Lady of Candelaria, shows Mary as the venerated image of the Canary Islands. This wooden statue is hand-carved and painted in Val Gardena after Karl Demetz.

The venerated image stands in the Basilica of Candelaria on Tenerife; Mary is regarded as patron saint of the Canary Islands. According to tradition, it was discovered by Guanches near Güímar around 1390–1405. Pope Clement VIII declared her patron of the Diocese of the Canaries on 26 March 1599. The present venerated image is by Fernando Estévez (1827–1830); the original was lost. She is celebrated on 2 February, the Día de Candelaria (Candlemas), and the pilgrimage takes place mainly on 14 and 15 August.

• Heights: 9 cm, 11 cm, 15 cm, 22.5 cm
• Finish: hand-painted – painted with oil colours, decorated with gold leaf and silver leaf details and fixed with varnish
• Wood: wood from the Gardena Valley – mainly lime wood, depending on size also maple or Swiss stone pine

If you have holidayed on Tenerife or have roots there, here is a keepsake in wood. It is also a fitting gift for Candlemas on 2 February or as a souvenir for Canary Islanders in Germany.

The statue is made individually, painting and gilding vary, and your piece is one of a kind. With a waiting time of approx. 4–5 weeks, it is shipped insured via UPS from our warehouse in Flieden to you, to all delivery countries (€6.90). Every piece is blessed by a Catholic priest in our warehouse in Flieden and comes with a certificate card showing the date of the blessing. If the statue has been damaged in transit, write to us within 48 hours.