Terra Sancti Benedicti

The "Terra Sancti Benedicti" was part of larger states, according to the historical succession, from the Duchy of Benevento to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

[1] The foundation of the Terra Sancti Benedicti can be traced back to the large donation of land made in 744 to the monastery by the Gisulf II of Benevento.

The donation was probably of both a religious and political nature: thus an alliance between the Church and the Duchy of Benevento was guaranteed to defend each other.

[3] After these phases of development, the loss of power by Montecassino and the fading of the territory it had controlled into larger organisms began with alternating events.

An earthquake destroyed the Abbey in 1349 and, although it soon returned to its function, the event can be considered an important watershed.