Hospital de la Santísima Trinidad

The Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad, in La Orotava

The Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad form a historic ensemble of La Orotava, built on the vestiges of a former convent. The La Orotava audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this place of faith and charity, a witness of the religious history of the town.

The ensemble of faith and charity

This ensemble brings together the Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad, the Hospital of the Holy Trinity, two institutions linked to the religious and charitable history of La Orotava. The ensemble was built on the vestiges of a former Franciscan convent, perpetuating the spiritual vocation of the place. The hospital, founded to welcome and care for the sick and the most deprived, testifies to the essential role that the religious institutions played in assistance and charity, at a time when they ensured the essential of the help to the poor and the suffering. The church, for its part, perpetuates devotion and worship. The sober architecture and the old elements preserved recall the conventual past and the simplicity of the Franciscan spirit. A witness of faith, charity and the history of La Orotava, the ensemble of the Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad is discovered with respect.

What to see

Here you discover, with respect, the ensemble of the Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Holy Trinity, built on the vestiges of a former Franciscan convent, a witness of the role of the religious institutions in charity and the care of the most deprived, with sober architecture recalling the Franciscan spirit. This ensemble testifies to faith and charity in La Orotava. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The ensemble of the Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad lies in the heart of La Orotava, reachable on foot. A place of worship and memory, it can be visited with respect; access and hours follow their own conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming and to respect the character of the place.

On what was the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad built in La Orotava?

On the vestiges of a former Franciscan convent; the ensemble brings together the Church of San Francisco and the Hospital of the Holy Trinity, founded to welcome and care for the sick and the most deprived, a witness of the charitable role of the religious institutions.

Where is the Hospital of the Santísima Trinidad of La Orotava?

In the heart of La Orotava, in Tenerife, in Spain.