This is the only English-speaking Anglican congregation in Lisbon. Following a treaty signed between Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell and King John IV of Portugal in 1554, English residents were allowed to “profess their own Religion in private houses… and that finally a Place be allowed for them to bury their dead“. A chaplaincy was then established with services being held in the home of the British envoy. It is currently part of the Church of England Diocese of Europe.

A church wasn’t finally built until 1822. This was due to the Portuguese Inquisition prevailing on the Portuguese monarch not to grant permission to the Anglican community to do so despite their petitions. This first church dedicated to St. George the Martyr was consecrated in 1843 but was damaged by an earthquake in 1859. Despite being rebuilt, it burnt down in 1886. The current church was designed by London-based architects, John Medland and Charles Edward Powell in the Romanesque Revival style.