The Order of Hermits of St. Augustine founded a monastery in 1511 next to the old church of St. Nicholas on this site. After the Venetian Senate abolished the order at the end of the 18th century, the complex was left without monks and inventory. In 1849, it became the town cemetery, located at that time on the edge of the town. Valuable monuments are located south of the entrance. The sanctuary of the former church of St. Nicholas was transformed into the Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows. The current entrance to the cemetery is actually the entrance to the former Augustinian church. The cemetery was expanded in the 1960s.