Originally the church of San Francesco di Anguillara Sabazia dates back to the 13th century and was part of a Franciscan convent demolished in the 1950s.
The facade is very simple in local stone with a tympanum and a central rose window.
The building has a single nave with the altar area covered by a cross vault.
The church suffered the 'sack of Rome' in 1527.
The convent was entrusted to the Franciscans until 1870 and then abandoned and used as a warehouse, although it had valuable 15th and 16th century frescoes inside.
The back wall is frescoed with a cycle by the Viterbo painter, Domenico Velandi, and represents the Madonna fra SS. Apollonia, Lorenzo, Giovanni Battista, Francesco, Leonardo and Silvestro pope.
The back wall behind the main altar remains in good condition
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