Iglesia de Santa Teresa

Religious

Parish Church, dedicated to the worship of Santa Teresa and the Virgin of the Helpless , was built in 1849, replacing the first to be built in El Campello in the late eighteenth century, at the expense of the owner and master of the place , D. Ignacio Perez de Sarrio . It is small in size, despite having undergone several expansions, and retained its "local color". The biggest holidays, today Fiestas "Moros y Cristianos"From 11 to 15 October, which originally were held in May dedicated to the Virgin of the Helpless, they had to move to October because the male population well into the twentieth century, was absent at that time and he did not return in months. Therefore, the parties are engaged today to both the Virgin of the Helpless and Santa Teresa The square in which is the parish church is a meeting place for the most festive and religious events of El Campello.