The mural showing the Temptation of Jesus in the desert has achieved a local notoriety because many observers have noted that the face of the devil strongly resembles that of current Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

The murals were painted by a Swiss Artist, who was invited by Brother Odorico D'Andrea, an Italian priest who came to San Rafael del Norte in 1953.

His stone casket lies in Templo Tepayec, a monument at the end of the main street through town, with a very visible set of steps leading up to it.

The small town of San Rafael del Norte is famous for being the birthplace of Blanca Aráuz, Augusto C. Sandino's wife.

This priest also gave an important impulse to the renovation of San Rafael del Norte's church, located in the center of the town.