It is located in the parish of Vila de São Sebastião, municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira, Azores, Portugal
The church was built by the first settlers of the island in 1455, having undergone important conservation works during the 16th century, more precisely those begun in 1568 as its chancel was quite ruined.
The small temple stands out for its Manueline-style portals, ribbed arches and vaults and late-medieval frescoes that are unique in the archipelago.
The facade is common, similar to that of other temples on this island that, like this one, underwent restoration or reconstruction at the end of the 18th century.
In the extension of the frontispiece is the bell tower, low, quadrangular and topped by a pyramidal dome.
On the side faces, on the South and North, there are two Gothic portals, with broken arches, with the one on the North having a fleur-de-lis at the apex of the archivolts.
After the South portal, the building forms a projection in this orientation, meeting the wall facing West.
The portal, which dates from the end of the 15th century, has an ogee resting on columns with carved capitals where plant ornamentation stands out. The two side doors, although simpler, date from the same period.
The interior of the temple is divided into three naves, one central and two lateral separated by six round arches with chamfered edges that rest on columns with cylindrical shafts, capitals and simple bases.
The central nave (the tallest) was lit by three small gaps on each side that were boarded up during the 1789 campaign, and have been restored today.
In the center of the main chapel is the image of Nossa Senhora da Conceição flanked by the images of São Sebastião and São Bartolomeu.
In the nave on the Gospel side in the background is the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, on the side wall a deep chapel where there are images of Senhor dos Passos and Senhor Jesus do Bonfim e Almas.
In the nave on the Epistle side, a rare set of late-medieval frescoes stands out, unique in the archipelago, consisting of five panels, discovered in 1935 by the then vicar Joaquim Esteves, until then covered in lime.
The first represents Saint Martin, the second Saint Barbara, the third the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, the fourth of Saint Sebastian and the fifth in which Saint Joachim and Saint Anne can be seen.
Gradually, several chapels were built, as happened in 1908 with the construction of the Capela das Almas, the Manueline Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Incarnação.
The bell tower has at its base the baptistery whose construction dates back to the 17th century and has a stone vault.
Next to the Capela das Almas, at the end of the 17th century, a small door was opened to access the sacristy.
The sacristy features a washbasin in carved ashlar stone, two cabinets made of Brazilian hardwood (rosewood), three panels from the second half of the 16th century with painting on wood representing the steps in the life of the Martyr Saint Sebastian: Saint Sebastian visiting the prisoners, the Flagellation of Saint Sebastian and the Martyrdom of the Saint riddled with arrows.
The small temple stands out for its Manueline-style portals, ribbed arches and vaults and late-medieval frescoes that are unique in the archipelago.
The facade is common, similar to that of other temples on this island that, like this one, underwent restoration or reconstruction at the end of the 18th century.
In the extension of the frontispiece is the bell tower, low, quadrangular and topped by a pyramidal dome.
On the side faces, on the South and North, there are two Gothic portals, with broken arches, with the one on the North having a fleur-de-lis at the apex of the archivolts.
After the South portal, the building forms a projection in this orientation, meeting the wall facing West.
The portal, which dates from the end of the 15th century, has an ogee resting on columns with carved capitals where plant ornamentation stands out. The two side doors, although simpler, date from the same period.
The interior of the temple is divided into three naves, one central and two lateral separated by six round arches with chamfered edges that rest on columns with cylindrical shafts, capitals and simple bases.
The central nave (the tallest) was lit by three small gaps on each side that were boarded up during the 1789 campaign, and have been restored today.
In the center of the main chapel is the image of Nossa Senhora da Conceição flanked by the images of São Sebastião and São Bartolomeu.
In the nave on the Gospel side in the background is the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, on the side wall a deep chapel where there are images of Senhor dos Passos and Senhor Jesus do Bonfim e Almas.
In the nave on the Epistle side, a rare set of late-medieval frescoes stands out, unique in the archipelago, consisting of five panels, discovered in 1935 by the then vicar Joaquim Esteves, until then covered in lime.
The first represents Saint Martin, the second Saint Barbara, the third the appearance of Jesus to Mary Magdalene, the fourth of Saint Sebastian and the fifth in which Saint Joachim and Saint Anne can be seen.
Gradually, several chapels were built, as happened in 1908 with the construction of the Capela das Almas, the Manueline Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Incarnação.
The bell tower has at its base the baptistery whose construction dates back to the 17th century and has a stone vault.
Next to the Capela das Almas, at the end of the 17th century, a small door was opened to access the sacristy.
The sacristy features a washbasin in carved ashlar stone, two cabinets made of Brazilian hardwood (rosewood), three panels from the second half of the 16th century with painting on wood representing the steps in the life of the Martyr Saint Sebastian: Saint Sebastian visiting the prisoners, the Flagellation of Saint Sebastian and the Martyrdom of the Saint riddled with arrows.
