[2] The Gothic nave with a bell tower was added to the original Romanesque church in the 14th century.

[3] During the Middle Ages the church was a seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morović that was first mentioned in 1239.

[3] On 1 May 1414 the Antipope John XXIII decorated the rector of the church in Morović and his successors with the title of praepositus and gave him wide jurisdiction over rectors of other churches in the region and exempted him from the authority of the Bishop of Pécs.

[3] The church was burned down by the Ottoman forces in 1664, remained uncovered for 40 years, and was restored only in 1704.

[3] Autonomous Province of Vojvodina protected the building as a historical monument on 5 February 1954.