Founded in 1288 along with the adjacent church of Saint Francis;adorned with a magnificent cycle of frescoes;the convent includes the Sacred Art Museum;which contains precious reliquaries;a valuable altar-cross dated 1403 and the so called Pasquarella;a silver statue representing the Virgin with the Child and two angels;which the Counts of Celano donated to the church.The Archaeological Museum adjoining the convent exhibits interesting finds from the ancient area of Superaequum.