The former convent is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is still rich in history and legends. According to one of these, its walls hide a Roman golden calf.

San Bernardino from Siena lived here where he attracted many people with his preaches. The church was decorated with many popular paintings and cherished the sacred thorn which was given by a monk coming from the Holy Land. The thorn is now guarded in the church of Castello.

The building still have walled up rooms. An ancient legend states that there is an underground tunnel relying the convent to the Castello who was once the only safe escape passage during the battles.

The cellars have been the stage for Inquisition.

Della Negra family lived a cursed period for having paved the stables with the church floor. The convent was built on top of Arzignano hill in 1494.

The big church and the convent were then put under the care of Franciscans who transformed them in a splendid centre of faith.

In 1704 an imposing fire destroyed the greatest part of Santa Maria complex which was however rebuilt very soon. To acknowledge the pride of all inhabitants who worked hard to rebuild the convent, there is a memorial tablet that can still be visited. The new complex was finished in 1715 and the monks activities resumed until the coming of Napoleon when they abandoned the complex.

Della Negra family obtained the complex. They belonged to the masonry and, being completely anticlerical, they destroyed all the religious frescoes and works of art.

In 1880 Santa Maria passed to Mistrorigo family that transformed it in a welcoming holiday complex.