Construction of the church began in 1632 or 1634 on the site of a cemetery where victims of the plague of 1630–1631 were buried.

[1] The church was fully completed in 1675, when a Baroque altar which included Solomonic columns was installed within the building.

The altar was removed in 1809 at the request of Elisa Baciocchi, who donated it to Ajaccio Cathedral in Corsica, where it remains today.

[3] Restoration works were carried out by Spira Srl at the behest of the Lucca municipality between 2001 and 2002.

[4] The church's façade is subdivided into three bays which are marked by pilasters, and it contains three arches which lead to a vaulted vestibule containing the main entrance.