the church found new life after 1 january 1911, when the landowner josé maria raposo do amaral (son of nicolau maria raposo do amaral) paid to have masses celebrated every sunday. the first mast celebrated after the 5 october 1910 revolution was held by monsignor josé gomes. finally, the owners of the church, namely maria clotilde raposo de amaral viveiros and maria das mercês fisher berquó poças falcão, donated the church to the câmara municipal of ponta delgada in 1969, after the refusal of the diocese of angra.