[3] The remains of Hospitaller knights who had died defending the fort during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565 are reportedly buried inside the chapel.

[1] When Malta was under British rule, the church was deconsecrated and major alterations were made to its interior.

[6] It was initially planned that the former church be converted into a lecture room,[5] but it eventually became a Memorial Building[1] dedicated to people who defended Malta throughout the islands' history,[7] particularly during the two world wars.

[8] The church building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.

[2] The church occupies a prominent position within the fort's main piazza and it has a Baroque façade.