[2] The church was founded when German Jesuits expelled from their own country (1872) settled in Ditton.

The Jesuit students of Theology formed a community at Ditton Hall and between 1876 and 1879 built the church.

[1] The cost of the church, £16,000 (equivalent to £2,050,000 in 2023),[4] was met by Lady Mary Stapleton-Bretherton of Ditton Hall.

[5] The ceiling is barrel vaulted, boarded with hardwood, running through the nave and chancel.

[1] The altar and lectern are made from Clipsham stone, and the stained-glass comes from Cologne.