The church is located 2 kilometers from Antakya,near the Habibi Neccar mountain.İn its early days, it was only a cave, and secret meetings of Christianity were held here.According to the stories, Barbanas,at the direction of Peter, went to Tarsus and brought Paul to Antioch.They carried out studies here for 1 year.They came up with a name to distinguish their congregation of believers in Jesus from the Jerusalem congregation, and the christian name was used here for the first time.The church, which was originally a cave, has developed over time and has come to its current appearance. A tunnel was found inside the church, which is believed to have been used to escape during the raids.in addition, water collected from the mountains and collected through cracks into a reservoir inside the church is considered sacred, and this water is still drunk today.