In 1828, Pope Leo XII gave the convent and church to the Canons of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

The design of the neo-romanesque bell-tower, added in 1894, is attributed to the architect Raffaele Ingami who carried out much consolidation work for the convent at the time.

Another protector was Cardinal Virginio Orsini whose coat of arms can be seen on a marble bowl in the sacristy.

In the early 18th century the church was embellished with six paintings Scenes from the Life of St Bridget by Biagio Puccini, executed between 1702 and 1705.

Two of them, one by the entrance to the Chapel of St Richard and one by the sacristy door, must have been in Bridget's room, and the third was probably placed on the façade until the new church was built in the 16th century.

It is dedicated to an English Bridgettine monk, Richard Reynolds, who was martyred in London in 1535.

The chapel was originally dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, and an inscription from this period has been preserved on the altar.

On the walls are eight paintings of scenes from the life of the Blessed Virgin, made by Eugenio Cisterna.

On the right-hand side is the cenotaph of Nils Karlsson Bielke (died 1765) by Tommaso Righi.

The painting by Virginio Monti, depicting Mary and the Holy Child in a classical landscape scene, was made in the 19th century.

The convent building was owned by Francesca Papazurri, who became a close friend of St Bridget during the Holy Year of 1350.

Jewish artist Édouard Brandon is responsible for the artworks in the room of St Bridget.