The mosque's location being in Souk al-Ghazil was noted by Guy Le Strange when reading through old Abbasid sources.

[1] The Shorja consists of a covered bazaar that runs through an old Iraqi Jewish quarter of Baghdad.

The market consisted of many khan-like Jewish shops that sold grain in quantity that were brought in bags using camels.

[8][9] A local folk tale among people living in the street talks about when students of the madrasa of Haydar-Khana Mosque complained about losing their underwear nylon stockings.

When demolishing crowded buildings for the expansion of the street, they found many stork nests with nylon stockings, bras, and other thin underwear scattered among them.

[10] The Souk al-Ghazil (Arabic: سوق الغزل) is an old historic bazaar which sells animal pets and is only active on Fridays.

The Church is built in Iraqi architecture and includes a large 32 meter dome with a cross on top of it topped with a circular cylinder and windows at the level of the church wing.

From 1942 to 1943, Polish troops stationed in Baghdad during World War II celebrated Divine Liturgy in this building along with the bishops.

Currently, the cathedral suffers from neglect due to government oversight and is in need of restoration.