[2] The former Church of Ireland church building is a large building surrounded by a grassy churchyard, and was erected in 1729[3] off what was then Great Brunswick Street, now Pearse Street.

It was consecrated by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Charles Cobbe, on St Mark's Day, 25 April 1757.

After its closure the building was purchased by Trinity College Dublin which used it occasionally for exams and lectures.

The church was surrounded on three sides by a churchyard which contained a large number of graves.

In the 18th and early 19th centuries it was a favourite target of body snatchers, owing to its proximity to Trinity College, which taught medicine.