It was built by
abbot Apolemone Agreste (Apollinare Agresta), whose coat of arms can be seen on the church's arches. It is sited next to a hospice of the Italo-Greco college of
Basilian monks (the order founded by its
patron saint) of
Grottaferrata—they restored the church in 1682, as recorded by the inscription over its main entrance. The church houses several inscriptions recording monks and priests of the college, including cardinal
Basilios Bessarion, commendatory
abbot of Grottaferrata, who was made a cardinal by
pope Eugenius IV in 1439. The church and part of the college are still owned by the
Italian Basilian Order of Grottaferrata, whilst the rest is owned by the Italian state. == Bibliography ==