The church was built in 1620 by Filippini priests from the Sanctuary della Madonna dei Lumi.
It was built at the site of an ancient Benedictine order church of San Benedetto.
The first altar on the right has an altarpiece with the Immaculate Conception with Saints Cajetan and Tecla (1714) by Biagio Puccini nel 1714.
The walls have depictions of the Life of St Phillip (1922-1923) by Mario Adami and Nicola Angelelli.
The first altar on the left depicts a San Carlo Borromeo and Saints by Girolamo Pesci, while the second altarpiece depicts San Francesco Saverio Dying by Paolo Borsetti.