The earliest references to the Church of Santo André are from the beginning of the 13th century and are also referred to in the Inquiries of the reign of King Dom Afonso III. It will have been made the seat of Parish of Santo André in 1286 after donation by the King Dom Diniz. The church collapsed almost completely with the great earthquake of 1755 that destroyed the city of Lisbon and was the beginning of the end of the Portuguese empire, having undergone reconstruction works that finished in 1779. After the liberal wars (between liberals and absolutists) and the extinction of religious orders, the church stuffing was sold and in 1843 the building was partially demolished for the construction of the square. Two of the outer walls of the old church as well as several interior structures were used in the reconstruction of the new building in 1847, which remain to this day. In 2015 the building was in a state of very advanced degradation, having been completely rehabilitated, and this rehabilitation was accompanied by the archaeology and anthropology services of the Lisbon City Hall. A precious tile panel was found that was carefully removed and transferred to the National Tile