The article gives several dates. A metropolitan cathedral on the site was demolished in the first decade of the 6th century, and some sources date the next church to the reign of Knyaz Boris I. It was rebuilt in the last decade of the 10th century as a patriarchal cathedral under Tsar Samuil, while another passage says the main part was built in the 11th century.
The church is a dome basilica. It later became the seat of the Archbishopric of Ohrid under the Patriarchate of Constantinople, until the 18th century. Archbishop Gregory II made external additions in the 14th century. The article names no architect, materials or dimensions.
Interior frescoes survive from the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries and are counted among the significant achievements of Byzantine painting. During Ottoman rule the church was converted into a mosque, with no date given. The article gives no visiting details.
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