It is located between Upper Bridge Street and Crofthead Road to the north of the city centre.

[3] In 1835, a plot of land on Irving Place was bought for the construction of a Catholic church.

[4] Towards the end of the 1800s, the church was becoming too small to accommodate the increasing Catholic population in Stirling.

[5] Construction of the church was partially paid for by Lady Agnes Murray of Polmaise Castle.

[4][6] The church was designed by Peter Paul Pugin in the Gothic Revival style.