It is the oldest surviving building in Drama and is located in the immediate vicinity of the Byzantine city walls. The church was built in the 10th century and is currently (May 2025) being restored. During the Ottoman occupation, it was converted into a mosque called the "Bey Mosque." To meet its new needs as a mosque, a spacious vestibule was added to the west side of the building, raised two meters above the level of the old church. The excavated space on the north side of the church was a Turkish cemetery, while the present bell tower was the base of the minaret.