[1] On 9 July 1757, the church was seriously damaged by the earthquake that became known, colloquially, as the Mandado de Deus (Sent from God)".

[1] It was Father Matias Pereira de Sousa, who initiated the reconstruction of the church, at the same time burying 84 victims of the Mandado in two common graves.

[1] On 29 May 1895, the organ, which was built in Horta, for Manuel de Serpa da Silva for 900$000 réis, by the artist Marcelino Lima, and installed in the lateral space to the left of the altar.

A two-door rectangular portico is flanked by square pilasters and surmounted by cornice and lintel.

In addition, it is also decorated by several paint panels, that include the Resurrection, the Last Supper, the Ascension of Christ, and Four Evangelists, among others.