It has neo-Gothic features and houses several works of art inside, including statuary by Michelangelo Zambelli, a mural painting by Aldo Locatelli and a crypt with a wooden sculptural group carved by Benvenuto Conte depicting the scene of the lamentation of the Dead Christ.

[1][2] An Italian immigrant from Treviso, Benvenuto Conte arrived in Caxias do Sul, then Campo dos Bugres, around 1878 after visiting the Holy Land.

It was inaugurated on January 31, 1937, in the presence of Bishop José Barea and replaced the old wooden chapel with a beaten earth floor built by Conte at the end of the 19th century.

The chapel also features important pieces by Michelangelo Zambelli, such as Our Lady of Sorrows (1938) and Our Lord of the Steps (with crystal eyes and real teeth, from 1942).

[3][1]The chapel was built of stone and solid bricks, with pillars demarcated in relief, ogival openings and pinnacles typical of neo-Gothic architecture.

Scheduled to begin in 2024, the work is estimated to cost R$2 million and will include a new sound system, complete painting of the building, both inside and out, restoration of the building's stained glass windows and sacred art pieces in metal, and a scenic reconfiguration of the crypt, which houses a set of images carved in wood.

[3][8][1] The Beijo do Senhor Morto (Kiss of the Dead Christ), which takes place on Good Friday, is also part of the rituals.