This convent was born in Putignano at the behest of the University, the then Municipality, with the desire to have a community of Capuchins in the area. He invited this religious order with the commitment to donate the land on which to build the structure and to provide for the construction costs and food for the hosted friars.

 

After the construction of the convent in 1601, the Capuchins arrived with great enthusiasm of the citizens. The convent was soon populated by new friars, about eighty, including the Putignanesi who stood out for their holiness of life and doctrine. In 1662 and 1778 this convent hosted two provincial chapters of the monastic order.

 

In 1873 the convent was destined to be the seat of the Ricovero di Mendicità, having approved its launch by the municipality.

 

During the 1900s the structure had various uses, from rest offices for the elderly and administrative offices for the nearby Santa Maria degli Angeli hospital to a boarding school for nuns operating in the same hospital.

 

The overall structure of the convent also annexes the church for which the typical style of the order is strongly manifested. It was dedicated at the behest of the Franciscans themselves to the Madonna della Consolazione. Inside you can admire a canvas on the high altar, which represents the three apparitions of Jesus after his resurrection. A canvas of San Francesco da Paola. There is a statue of St. Anthony of Padua from the convent of the same name that no longer exists because it was demolished in the past. The relics of the martyrs Martial and Claro have been preserved on the high altar since May 26, 1737.

 

The sacristy is a jewel with the vaults completely frescoed by the friars themselves and recently restored.