View of the Atlantic Ocean with the Sao Roque Church on the Sao Miguel Island in the background. Originally, the Church of Sao Roque served as a parish church for the old parish of Rosto de Cao that was later divided into two parishes: Sao Roque and Livramento. Throughout the centuries, the church has undergone a number of reconstructions and extensions, most notably in the first half of the 17th century and then in the 1730´s.