Apart from its apparent volume, the church is marked by several carvings on its main facade, that include the three of the Cardinal Virtues, while its two lateral bell towers are unique in the archipelago for their size and pyramidal spires.

[1] Friar Agostinho de Monte Alverne, writing in 1695, stated that the parish included a vicar and treasurer serving a community of 100 buildings and approximately 250 residents.

In the magazine O Tempo of Angra, journalist Gil Vaz lionized its construction, stating: A similar opinion was manifested by the author Raul Brandão, who in his celebrated "Ilhas Desconhecidas", discoursed on the contrast between the opulence of the church and the poverty of its community.

[1] On 4 June 1911 (Pentecost Sunday) the Church was blessed by Canon Antonio Maria Ferreira, proto-notary apostolic ad instar, then titular vicar sede vacante, since tensions between the fledgling Republican regime and Vatican did not permit the nomination of bishops.

[1] The contemporary church is located within the urban interior of the settlement of São Mateus da Calheta, inserted into a courtyard adapted from an inclined parcel.

[1] These spaces are deferentially scaled with tiled gable roofs, including one annex, while simple faceted spires have been erected on the bell towers (painted white).

[1] The church is oriented to the southeast, with its main facade finished in an ornamented pediment, that includes a central circular clock, and crowned by an iron Latin cross above a gabled plinth and parallel elliptical scrolls, with lateral pinnacles.

[1] Surmounting the main door is a triangular pediment and a rectangular framed panel showing symbols representing the three cardinal virtues below a backrest and angular cornice.