Two documents from the late sec.
XI (1086, 1093) attest to the establishment of a Benedictine Cluniac women’s monastery on land donated by dominus Omodeo Tanzi.
Agnes of Burgundy was appointed as prioress, who, according to tradition, introduced lace-making to Canturino.
The present church was rebuilt between 1665 and 1683 to a design by Girolamo and Giovan Battista Quadrio; it has a central plan characterized by the alternation of straight and curved walls, which with the entrance hall, the presbytery and the two side altars (the one on the right dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and the one on the left to St. Luigi Gonzaga) create a cruciform effect.
The monastic building, after its suppression in 1798, was turned into barracks; later, purchased by the municipality, it became its prestigious headquarters at the beginning of the new millennium.
The church, after a period of closure, from the sec.
XIX was again consecrated and officiated.
The monastic building, after its suppression in 1798, was turned into barracks; later, purchased by the municipality, it became its prestigious headquarters at the beginning of the new millennium.
The church, after a period of closure, from the sec.
XIX was again consecrated and officiated.
