The beginnings of the church date back to the 16th century, during the early settlement of the region, when colonists began to populate the area known as Eirinha Velha, a sheltered zone of fertile lands.

[1] On 1 August 1896, the first cornerstone was laid for the construction of the church, with the presence of the then-Bishop of Angra, D. Francisco José Ribeiro de Vieira e Brito, who was on an ecumenical visit to Flores.

[1] It was master João Jacinto Teixeira, under the orientation of the vicar of Santa Cruz, monseigneur Henrique Augusto Ribeiro, that supported the construction of the temple.

[1] The church was finally consecrated on 25 March 1906, although further work in the interior persisted, with the execution of retables by Faialense artisan Manuel Augusto Ferreira da Silva.

[1] At the same time, the curia of Senhor Santo Cristo da Fazenda das Lajes was installed in the community; the first was Father Francisco Cristiano Korth, whose stipend was paid by the locals.

[1] In the entranceway, the belltower creates a small nartex covered by a vault, while the lateral section to the right of the pulpit is the baptistry and, on the side of the epistole, a winding stone staircase to the high-choir.