 In 1183 the Pope Lucius III assigned it, together with the surrounding olive grove, to the Cistercian Abbey of Saint Lorenzo in Trento, Italy.In 1497 some of the properties of the Church were given for the support of a priest who would look after the Torbole Community.In 1741 the curate of Torbole had been founded and in 1839 the church was officially consecrated.