The chapel is located in the second Armenian cemetery to the west of Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia and was built in 1938 by rich businessman Haroutiun Bohdjalian, who was later buried in this cemetery. The cemetery has been in use as a burial place since 1931. In 1963 the remains of about 100 persons buried in the old Armenian cemetery near Ledra Palace were transferred here and buried in a mass grave.