[7] An inscription in the older part of the church reads: "Here lies the servant of God Kyriakos, a son of George, a grandson of Vindira.

[7] In 1982, Tatjana Ivanovna Makarova published an article, Archaeological dating of the John the Precursor church in Kerch.

[9] In the oldest area of the church, there is a "four-pillar cross-dome" with the facade formed by semicircular recesses built over cross-shaped columns.

[7] A new chapel was added to the church in the 19th century, which was followed by enlarging the basilica with stone works, and with a belfry.

However, in the new extensions made to the church this seismic proofed type of wall construction is not evident.