The church is dedicated to Santa Francesca Romana, a Benedictine nun who lived between 1384 and 1440, who is the patron saint of motorists. In the church there is a stone slab with footprints, it is said, the knees of St. Peter and St. Paul
It is a sepulchral monument and a masterpiece of sculpture. Erected to immortalize Traiano's exploits, it is 42 meters high and was built in the 2nd century A.D.
In ancient times they were considered one of the wonders of the classical world; today they show only one small part of their splendour. The great complex, consisting of 150 premises, was planned by Apollodoro from Damascus for Trajan in the II century A.D.