A priest on the Spanish island of Tenerife has apologised after accidentally ordering a set of listed, 300-year-old frescoes in his parish church to be painted over as he attempted to ready the building for Holy Week.
The incident, at the church of St Anthony of Padua in the town of El Tanque, has prompted an outcry from local people, an investigation by the regional government of the Canary islands, and comparisons with other damaging amateur restorations in Spain.
