 Yet, in 1959, the Prior denounced the state of degradation in the sacrsity, the access corridor towards the "Rua dos Bacalhoeiros" and the floor in the presbytery.The DGEMN, then, substituted the wood floor in the presbytery for stone; resurfaced the walls of the corridor access and sacristy's vestibule; oil painted the doors, panels and ceilings; cleaned the arcade; and painted the walls with water-based paints and an insulator.Ten years later, there was a need for a technical visit, owing to rainfall seapage in various locations throughout the church.