Built in 1765, it is located in the old city of Acre, at Philippe Auguste street, north of the Templars tunnel in modern-day Israel.

The top floor of the original Crusader church remains and is still in ruins.In 1291 the city was destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil.

According to al-Maqrizi, after his victory the sultan ordered one of his amirs, ʿAlam al-Din Sanjar al-Shujaʿi al-Mansuri, to demolish the city walls and the churches.

Embedded into the wall is a segment of a head of an ancient statue, possibly one of John the Baptist, which belonged to the older Crusader church.

The modern church has an ornate Templon, decorated with icons and paintings, which separates the nave and the altar, or sanctuary.