Uberto, bishop of Asti, conceded to Alaxina Vengloria and to Elena, daughter of Anselmo Vanga the right to build a church to S. Serafia with a house to live in.
Abbesses: Alaxina (also spelled Alasia, Alisia, Aldisia ), first abbess (1237); Alaxia de Taccanis (1354); Anxonia de Scarampi (1405); Fioreta de Malebaglio (1476); Leoneta de Malabaglio (1493)
1359: 26; 1476: 22; 1493: 23; 1630: 26; 1696: 24; 1816: 13.
de Gesu, in the 18th c.
Supervised by the Frati Minori di Provincia
10 December 1244: Pope Innocent IV announces a 40-day visitation the the church on the days of S. Agnese, S. Cecilia and S. Caterina.
Agnesina, wife of Merletto Piossaseo, leaves the monastery 100 Soldi on July 5, 1278.
High bourgeiousie: in a list of 1493, several of the members bore the name "Malabaylis" or "Malebaglia."
Wealthy
Records show that the monastery had many lands vinyards and houses
Teachers, but in 1696 there were only 2 students.
(1) 1 March, 1243: Andigra Poru donates the house that she had bought the same day.
(2) 2 March, 1269: a piece of land is given by Giacobina, daughter of Robaldi.
The old monastery was abandoned in 1706 because of war.
(1): Torino, Archivio di Stato, Inv. delle Scrittura reguardanti lle monache, Asti, Marzo 1
(2) Torino, Archivio di Stato, Asti, Sala 14, Materie Ecclesiastiche Monache, Mat. Eccl. Mon., Chiarisse del convento de S. Agnese per unite alle Chiarisse del monastero del Gesu, 1 de inv. 1243 - XIX.
(3) Torino, Archivio di Stato, Asti, Sala 14, Materie Ecclesiastiche Monache, mat. eccl. mon., Francescane di S. Agnese (delle Chiarisse), 2 de inv., 1243 - XIX.
The founders wished to imitate S. Serafina Tortona, but a charter states that members were allowed to drink wine, sleep on straw and have posessions.
A 1491 cong. book survives, detailing how the nuns should defend themselves.
