Originally a church was found at approximately the same site in 1222, in an area that was soon enclosed by enlarged city walls. A major reconstruction began in 1746, by designs of abate Zinelli, and completed in 1781, leading to the statue-topped
neoclassical facade we see today. It was interrupted in 1769 by an
accidental explosion of a powder magazine at nearby Porta Nazaro. The reconstruction was finally completed, and worship resumed in 1780. Seventeen years later, the
college of canons was suppressed, but the church remained functioning as a
parish church. The
organ in the church was completed by
Luigi Amati in 1803. The entrance has a bust of one of the patrons of the reconstruction, the bishop of Modone, Alessandro Fe. ==Interior==