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.
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.