Its shapes are of Baroque style, the plant is shaped like a Latin cross. It has 11 altars and Marble parchment of 1823. In the right nave are the tombs of Cardinal Lavitrano and Archbishop Giovanni Regine. The church was built in the 14th century. by fishermen of Ancona and dedicated to S. Nicola da Tolentino and an altar was dedicated to S. Maria di Loreto. This church, which was born as an oratory, was enlarged and extended in the seventeenth century and was then enriched with stucco and marble in 1780. It was consecrated on June 26, 1785, as described on the plaque above the gateway to the bells.

The sacristy, however, was enlarged in 1684. Near the church there is an Oratory devoted to the Assumption.

To the left of the door a plain says: In this temple where the tender flower of the people united his song to the melodies of the angels Luigi Avitrano ascended to new novel the first altar to the supreme sacrificial rite on 23-3-1898 dawn of his admirable waves for bright stages came to the doctrinal doctrines of the righteousness and dignity of Cardinal of SR Church among the most distinguished among the 70 of the world’s highest conciliator between the churches of the Orient and the Roman mother. In that temple which he wanted to elevate to the honors of the Basilica to the glory of the virgin Lauretana by him of second gold crown redimita celebrates today in so much brightness of purple and of Catholic fame the golden mass. Oh! Augusto fifty years of a sublime apostolate !. Forio with maternal pride 23-3-1948
The year when Basilica was chosen were two divisions: Languidus hic curam, vestem dotemque puella repperit exanimis sacra sacra preces Forgii domus ista salus, domus alma Mariae est unde salus terris ni foret alma domus