Documented in 1274, it passed from the Cistercian to the Dominican nuns in the mid 16th century. Hugely altered after becoming property of the state in 1861,it still preserves the original interior cloisters and portico (entrance at number 66 Via Pinturicchio) and the brick bell-tower. The church is deconsecrated. The structure housed a manufacturing company until 1912. The rear of the former convent, in Via del Melo number 34, now houses the headquarters of the POST (Perugia Science and Technology Workshop), an inter-active exhibition area equipped with entertaining installations that give visitors the chance to experiment a number of natural phenomena through play.
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