It was built between 1698 and 1702 and it is located in the Serbian square (Romanian: Piata Sârbească).

One of the oldest buildings in Arad, it was erected by the Serbian community of the city.

Because the border with the Ottoman Empire was set on the Mureș River, in the area of Arad were posted guards, especially Serbians.

Artist Stefan Tenecki painted the icons of the iconostasis in the second half of the 18th century.

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