As in Vila do Conde, the Azureans also took advantage of King D. Manuel I's passage to Santiago de Compostela, in 1502, to tell him about the intention to build a parish church and ask him for royal reimbursement. The new church was built next to the previous Chapel of Nossa Sra. Da Presentation, and was dedicated to Santa Maria a Nova (Nª Srª do Leite). It resulted in a large temple, inserted in an open terrace facing the sea. It consists of three naves covered with wooden and tile beams, divided into 5 round arch sections, supported by octagonal pillars with alternating faces of two widths. Two rope-shaped rings surround the columns, at half height and next to the capitals, decorated with plant motifs. The bell tower is erected in the late 17th century.