The modern church, built in the early 50's is connected to the medieval church by way of a triumphal arch which cuts through the wall of the side nave on the right of the older building. The latter which has an almost transept appearance is certainly worth noting.. After the restoration carried out in 1951 by the Superintendent of the Monuments of Rome, the church has a basilica like appearance with 3 naves supported by two rows of columns. Five arches of the inner façade lead to the apse which is presided over by an enormous plaster centre piece. The columns are adorned with a variety of different characters each one very different to the others for which it is supposed that the material originated from building sites of the middle to late imperial age. Fragments of cosmatesco pavements have recently been found and recovered from only 60 cm under the current floor pavers.

The façade reveals clear and visible signs of re- touching and in the course over time, these have changed the original appearance of the building. A main entrance and a smaller one open into the central nave and the one on the right. Owing to a lack of historical information before 1492, the year in which the church was restored in several places, it is difficult to establish exactly when it was built but it has been placed around the year 1000 BC.