 In 1613, while digging the foundations for a statue of that saint near the chapel, many large blocks of marble from the temple were found, together with pillars, cornices, capitals and carved slabs including the Chrestion inscription.The chapel no longer exists, but the statue of St. Nicholas still stands on the site of the temple.The discovery of the temple was recorded by Giovanni Francesco Abela in his 1647 book "Della Descrizione di Malta Isola nel Mare Siciliano con le sue Antichità, ed Altre Notizie".