ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə fˈoːɹtiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi kɹˈɑːnɪkəl ʌvðə mˈoːɹə, ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ fˈaɪɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə bˈæɾəl ʌv pɹˈɪnɪtsə, baɪ ɐ bˈænd ʌv tˈɜːkɪʃ mˈɜːsənˌɛɹiz fˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ɡɹˈiːk fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn ɐn ɐtˈɛmpt tə ɹᵻstˈoːɹ bˈɪzɐntˌiːn kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˌɛləpənˈiːz.
According to the 14th-century Chronicle of the Morea, the church was destroyed by fire in 1263, shortly before the battle of Prinitza, by a band of Turkish mercenaries fighting alongside Greek forces in an attempt to restore Byzantine control over the Peloponnese.