Ermita de Santa Anna d'Albal, Religious hermitage in Albal, Spain

Ermita de Santa Anna d'Albal is a brick hermitage on a hill west of Albal known as El Replà, within a pine-planted park. The current building dates from 1894 in Neo-Gothic style, with older elements possibly from the 14th century at the rear. Its facade is divided by two columns, topped by a sharp triangular pediment and a bell gable with a cross; a pointed-arch atrium opens onto a nave with ribbed vault and black-and-white tiled floor.

Local tradition holds that a shepherd found the image of Saint Anne in a hollow olive tree in 1289, and the original chapel was built on that spot. The Cathedral Council of Valencia's foundation is documented in 1402, referring to earlier events, so worship may date to the 14th century. The present building was erected in 1894, replacing the older temple.

Saint Anne and Saint Blaise are the patron saints of Albal, and the chapel holds a 14th-century alabaster image of Saint Anne with the child Virgin in the presbytery. A side chapel is dedicated to Saint Blaise. A ceramic panel with the saint's image hangs over the door of the hermit's dwelling attached to the main body.

The chapel stands on a hill west of Albal, in Santa Ana Park, an area surrounded by pine trees and known locally as El Replà. Access is through the park; the hermit's dwelling is attached to the main body, with a ceramic panel of the saint above its door. The rear of the building retains older elements, possibly from the 14th century.

An olive tree shoot grows behind the chapel, believed to descend from the tree where a shepherd discovered a holy image in 1289. This ancient tree connects the present-day chapel to an even older tradition of worship.