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The Dutch
The Dutch used the Jesuit chapel to store wine in 1624
The Dutch entered Salvador in 1624 and stripped the Jesuit college of its silverwork. They used the chapel as a warehouse for barrels of wine. The Portuguese returned in 1625, but the city remained under siege until 1654.
Fourth church
The present church is the fourth built on the site
The Jesuits began the fourth church in 1654. The structure was completed in 1672, the frontispiece dates to 1679 and the steeples were completed in 1694.
Lioz stone
The façade is made of light stone brought from Portugal
The façade is made of Lioz stone from Portugal and has three portals with statues of Jesuit saints, Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier and Francis Borgia. It strongly resembles the Jesuit Church of Coimbra.
The sacristy
The sacristy of 1694 is called Brazil's most exquisite
The sacristy dates to 1694 and faces the Bay of All Saints. A description of 1703 mentions walls, floors and a ceiling of jacaranda wood with fine paintings. The walls are covered in 17th-century Portuguese azulejos.
Expulsion
The Jesuits were expelled in 1759 and the college was sealed
A Royal Letter expelled the Jesuit Order from Brazil in 1759. Soldiers detained everyone in the college on December 26, 1759. The community was held until April 18, 1760. The church passed to the Archbishopric in 1765.
Day 1, midday
It comes after Terreiro de Jesus. Then Church and Convent of São Francisco.
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