The first chapel in the city was built in 1675 by the pioneer Francisco Dias Velho at the highest point in the village of Nossa Senhora de Desterro. Almost a hundred years later, in 1773, the works of the current Mother Church of Florianópolis were built in the same place. The first church of the city was built in 1675 by Francisco Dias Velho in the highest location of Vila de Nossa Senhora do Desterro. Almost a hundred years later, in 1773, the workmanships of the current first church of Florianópolis was raised in the same place.