The church is located in the Ribeira neighborhood and constructed in 1742 as an extension of the Summer Palace of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia.

[1][2][3] It was constructed in 1742 by the José Botelho de Matos, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia as an extension of his summer home.

Unlike the churches in or near the historic center of Salvador, it is surrounded by beaches, a residential neighborhood, and streets lined with tamarind trees.

The main body of the façade has a large Roccoco-style pediment which resembles that of the Church of the Old Seminary in Belém da Cachoeira.

The design of the central altar resembles those of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and the Santa Casa de Misericórdia.