Templo del señor del Hospital, Catholic temple in Salamanca, Mexico

The Temple of the Lord of the Hospital sits in Constitution Garden and displays late neoclassical architecture with detailed interior murals painted by Candelario Rivas. Religious artworks throughout the interior reflect the region's craftsmanship and spiritual purpose.

Construction of the new temple began years before its 1924 consecration, was suspended, and resumed with donations from Emeteria Valencia and Cayetana Gasca and the efforts of priests Ramón Partida, Tiburcio Hincapié and Vicente Bustos, following engineer Ernesto Barton's design. Work stalled again for a year until Father Benedicto Medrano restarted it. The temple was consecrated on 30 April 1924, and in March 2010 it was elevated to Diocesan Sanctuary.

During Holy Week, thousands of pilgrims gather here to participate in traditional dances and ceremonies honoring the Black Christ. These practices show how local people express their spirituality through movement and community gathering.

The sanctuary faces Constitution Garden in the city centre, next to the Templo de la Asunción, which dates from 1560. The Black Christ stands on the main altar, with marble altarpieces from the Ponzanelli workshop in Mexico City and carved stonework from Salamanca. Holy Week, especially Holy Tuesday, draws the largest crowds of pilgrims and dancers.

The venerated image is a Cristos de Maíz, a maize-paste Christ made by Purépecha artists, kept in the main altar since 1560. Legend says it was white until a persecution forced it to turn black to hide; tradition holds it chose to stay in Villa Xidoo on a Holy Tuesday.