The church was damaged by the 1531 Lisbon earthquake and almost completely destroyed in the 1755 earthquake . Rebuilding began quickly but was n't completed until 1807 . In 1959 the church was devastated once more when a fire broke out in the building . The fire , which killed two firefighters , took more than six hours to extinguish and completely gutted the church , destroying many important paintings and statues . In 1994 the church reopened . The restoration left many signs of the fire in place
1531 Lisbon earthquake
1531 Lisbon earthquake
Igreja de São Domingos (Lisbon)