Greek, Serbian, Dalmatian and Bosnian fugitives, who were fleeing from the Turks, settled down in Szentendre. From the 1521 fall of Belgrade (“Nándorfehérvár”) there were several Serbians coming to Szentendre but a significant number of settlers only arrived around 1690. In 1696 Csarnojevics Arszenije patriarch presented a request for the Administration Chamber of Buda for an accommodation in Pest. He did not obtain it, therefore the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Buda was founded with a centre of Szentendre (Izbég).The number of Orthodox people peaked in 1790 at 2036, 366 of whom belonged to the parish of the bishopric cathedral. However, their numbers started to decrease straight after their arrival. Only seven priests were serving (one for each church) between 1796 and 1828. Following the significant decline in the 19th century, today the population of Orthodox people living in Szentendre is around 100-120. Amongst all the Serbian churches of the town, this is the only one with regular service.