[2][3] It is a constituent of the Northwest Deanery of the Latin Archdiocese of Moscow, having been restored to Catholic ownership in 1996.

The parish church, built in the Gothic Revival style, is a protected monument.

At the end of the nineteenth century almost five hundred Catholics were living in the town of Luga, mostly workers of the railway line.

The authorization was granted in 1902 by which time there were an increased the number of faithful, so they decided to build a small brick church.

Amidst the Stalinist repression, the church was closed in 1937; the priest, organist, and nineteen active parishioners were executed.