During their exploration in the late 19th[3] and early 20th[4] century, the area around the church was not inhabited and no traces of ancient dwellings have been found in the immediate vicinity.

[5] Its 1927 excavations revealed a church oriented south-south-east to north-north-west, with a total length of 25 metres, with an apse projecting outwards by 5m50.

However, no trace of the roof tiles was found during the excavations, suggesting that the church, which had long been abandoned and looted, had not been reused for other purposes.

[6] Near the porch, on the left as you enter the church, a small polished stone basin was discovered, devoid of any inscription or decoration on the outside.

The capitals bore volutes in a crude Ionic style, similar to those seen at Tipasa,[7] in part of the basilica of Sainte-Salsa dating from the first half of the 6th century.

An interesting detail for dating the monument is a fork with three equal prongs, about fifteen cm high, carved deep into the stone on two columns in the nave.

Excavations uncovered foundations that made it possible to reconstruct the complete layout of the building, which measured 58m25 in length and was 29 metres wide to the east, narrowing to 25m30 along the church.

The monastery had only one entrance, in the middle of a façade, and was surrounded by a thick wall, enclosing the church and the convent in a single enclosure.