[8] According to the record, it was the first church of Paraíba, Duarte Gomes da Silveira having instituted the purple of San Salvador del Mundo around 1639.

It has ground floor in single shallow ship, of proportions that tend to double squared, being this the initial part of the construction dating from the sixteenth century.

In this façade, in turn, there is a central body that imposes, of greater height, and is topped by a smooth triangular pediment, crowned by a cross.

The side of the chapel of the Savior of the World stands out in the main facade, in a backward position, with a door in two leaves, a straight and altered cock.

[11] Knowing this, the Holy House of Mercy in João Pessoa exercised its functions not only to religious offices but also to care for the sick, with children, with prisoners and for the entombment of slaves and condemned to dead.