The church was constructed by
Denha II,
Maphrian of the East, in 700 AD, and was dedicated to Saint
Ahudemmeh. Denha II and his successors John II, Daniel, Thomas I, and Baselios III, were buried in the church. In 1089, the church was looted and destroyed by the governor of Tikrit, but was restored in 1112. Christians took refuge in the church during the
Mongol invasion of Iraq in 1258, where they were slaughtered and few escaped. On 25 September 2014, the church was destroyed by Islamic State militants with improvised explosive devices. ==References==