The Convent of the Friars of Saint Francis was wanted by the noble Francesco Ricchieri who, upon his death in 1419, left his belongings to realize its construction and ensure the sustenance of the friars. The building, consisting of a church and a cloister, began to be built in 1424 on land on the outskirts of the urban center of the time.
According to a Latin inscription still readable today on the ledge of a niche in the left aisle of the church, and mentioned in the lower part of the fresco above, the work was completed on October 24, 1448. The church and the cloister were acquired by the municipality of Pordenone in the early 1970s, while the remaining part was purchased in 1991. The church and the cloister underwent an initial restoration by between 1972 and 1984.
In 2000, a second renovation intervention allowed the entire historic complex to be recovered, transforming it in an important place devoted to culture.
