The complex was built on land donated to the community of the Clarisse conventuals of Lodi by Martino Cassini

The Church of San Lorenzo was built in the Lombard Romanesque style and is the oldest church in Lodi, after the Cathedral.

(entrata da piazza Mercato o via Cavour)

Founded as a convent it was handed over to the Benedictine nuns who built the church in 1588 (today's Aula Magna).

The church of Sant'Agnese was built in the XIV century, passing, in 1351, to the Order of Saint Augustine.