Before 1309, the hermits of Saint-Augustin were established extra muros in the insalubrious district of Matabiau. Then, in 1309, they obtained authorisation from the pope Clement V, to build their own conventinside the city walls. From then on the convent expanded and its influence significantly spread. In 1396, the cloister was completed.n 1341, the campanile tower was also nearly completed. As in the Jacobins church, it was designed prior to construction near the choir. The discrete decorative elements on the lower levels are identical to those on the whole of the western side of the church.