About Iglesia Jesus de Miramar (Church of Jesus of Miramar) in Havana, Cuba:
Begun in 1948 and consecrated on May 28, 1953, Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar is the second largest church in Cuba. It is constructed in the Romanesque-Byzantine style. Its architects were Eugenio Cosculluela and Guido Sutter.
The murals in the church were painted by the Spanish painter, Cesareo Marciano Hombrados y de Onativia (1909–1977) between the years 1952 and 1959. There are more than 266 figures represented in the 14 large murals. His model for the Virgin Mary was his wife, Sara Margarita Fernandez y Lopez (born August 5, 1927, in Havana, Cuba).
The historian Carlos Eire, writes in his book ‘Waiting for Snow in Havana’, “What a church that was, so full of murals depicting the passion of Jesus of Nazareth. Huge, colorful murals, most of them densely packed with crowds and people. The oddest thing was that many of those who had paid for the murals had been included in these crowd scenes.”
The largest pipe organ in Cuba (with 5000 pipes) was inaugurated here on November 22, 1956, in the church. Parts of the organ were brought from Spain, and the rest was constructed in the Church by the Spaniard Guillermo de Aizpuru Egiguren.
A Kilgen Theater Organ, originally built for the Cine Encanto in Havana was also absorbed, with its console being expanded and incorporated, evident by its horseshoe shape.
Grounds
In the gardens of the Church grounds is a copy of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, designed by the architect Max Borges Jr. and inaugurated on May 13, 1958
Traveling to Iglesia Jesus de Miramar (Church of Jesus of Miramar) in Havana, Cuba:
Address: 5ta AVE entre 80 y 82, Playa, Havana, Cuba
The church has an Instagram page here.