This medieval church was razed to allow the construction of this Baroque edifice in 1671 under the direction of Giovanni Battista Contini, who had trained in Rome.
The interior has an elliptical layout, recalling some of Borromini's projects in Rome.
Paolo Marini painted Old Testament Stories, and the Fathers of the church.
He also painted the altarpiece depicting the Madonna, the Trinity and the Guardian Angel on the first altar on the right.
The altarpiece of the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa of Avila (1688) was painted by Carlo Cignani.