The church was built between 1751-1752, originally along an elliptical plan with a complex dome, and consecrated in 1768 by the archbishop of Turin, Francesco Luserna Rorengo di Rorà The addition of two chapels in 1890 altered the layout to resemble more a Greek Cross.

The sober neoclassical facade was designed by Barnaba Panizza and added in 1830.

Originally the church was affiliated with the Order of the Discalced Trinitarians, but later it was attached to the confraternities of the Santissimo Viatico and later the Sacro Cuore di Gesù (Holy Heart of Jesus).

At the beginning of the 19th century it was affiliated with the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.

The main altarpiece depicts the Assumption of the Virgin by Pietro Francesco Guala.