The current church was built in 1771 in an elegant and refined late Baroque style. However, it stands on a pre-existing sacred building, dating back to the sixteenth century.
In 1502, in fact, a nucleus of Benedictine nuns established in Montagnana, dedicated to the education of young women who were also hosted in the convent adjacent to the church. The tradition continued until 1807, when the convent was suppressed by the Napoleonic government, to be replaced in 1811 by a State Women's College.
The school is still active today, over the years it has become a state boarding school. The church, stripped of works of art and liturgical furnishings, is currently no longer used for worship; it is therefore intended for use in the public interest, it hosts exhibitions, conferences and shows of various kinds. The interior, spacious and full of luminous suggestions, shows a gallery that runs around the apse, a staircase of honor and a magnificent choir with wooden stalls.
