It was built by order of Pope Pius X between 1906 and 1909 on plans by Constantine Schneider, and was solemnly consecrated by the Archbishop of Malines, Cardinal Desire Mercier, 19 March 1909.

The church is home parish, erected by Pope Pius X on 12 March 1909 with the Apostolic Letter "In ordinandis", and entrusted to the Josephites of Murialdo.

The exterior is clad in brick; the facade is salient and has, at the center, the portal with mosaic bezel and, at the top, the circular canopy.

The interior decoration dates back to the Second World War (1946-1954) and was created by Mario Prayer: the apse is depicted the triumph of the Virgin with Saints and Martyrs; many characters depicted in the decoration of the transept and the nave are taken from photographs of men and women who fell in the bombings of 19 July 1943.

On the choir behind the high altar, there is the pipe organ, built in 1925 by Zeno Fedeli and then electrified, which has 17 registers on two manuals and pedal.