The primitive chapel was built on the lands of Antonio Lopes Ulhoa, who was a Knight of the Order of Santiago de Compostela and also owner of the San Domingos da Ponta Mill.

The portals and windows are framed in lioz stone imported from Portugal; they have elaborate garland decoration borders.

The bell gables have bulbous towers covered in glazed china fragments and azulejos, a feature found in numerous churches in Salvador and Recôncavo region.

It has two side aisles superposed by tribunes and a transversal sacristy; these are features common to churches of the period.

The chancel arch, balconies of the tribunes, and presbytery have simple ashlar facings; a lavabo is located in the sacristy.