The article does not name the builder or an architect, though it ties the brick monastery buildings and the current church to the Dominicans. Work ran from 1768 to 1780, and Bishop Jan Benisławski consecrated it in 1800. The style is Baroque, called both Italian Baroque and late Baroque, with rococo ornament inside. It is plastered brick under a roof changed to copper in a 2011 to 2013 restoration. The interior has cross vaults, arches and columns. The infobox lists one spire of 197 feet (60 m), while the text describes two towers of that height.
The Riga bishop had his seat there from 1920 to 1924. John Paul II made it a minor basilica in 1980 and visited in 1993.
It is a Catholic pilgrimage church, with a major gathering each August 15.
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