Convento di Sant'Antonio

In 1628 the Tyrolean Franciscans asked for permission to build a convent in Cles. Permission came, but nothing was done until 1631, when, to keep a vow, the communities of the Val di Non and the Val di Sole raised the necessary donations.

Building work began on 24 August 1631 and was almost complete in 1635, when the friars took possession of the building. The adjoining church, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, was consecrated on 22 August 1649 by Jesse Perchoffer, suffragan bishop of Bressanone.

With the Napoleonic suppression, between 1810 and 1815, the friars had to leave and everything was put up for sale in favour of the Demanio, including the furnishings and objects of the church, which however remained open and was served by one friar.