Over time, it served as a monastery, as the city’s first library and as a deacons’ school.
A commemorative altar stone inscribed in Slavonic dates to 1759, and probably marks the completion of the interior decoration.
[1] The church suffered damage during the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791, subsequently undergoing repairs and a new consecration in 1796.
[1] The church interior was painted in four stages by different artists between 1757 and 1862, in part necessitated by war damage.
[1] The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.