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Monte Cassino Monte Cassino (today usually spelled Montecassino) is a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, in the Latin Valley, Italy, west of Cassino and at an elevation of . Site of the Roman town of Casinum, it is widely known for its abbey, the first ho ...

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names are given in italics in parentheses for abbots before the third destruction of the abbey.

6th century

* Benedict of Nursia (''Benedetta da Norcia'') : from 525/529 * Constantine (''Costantino'') : 547 – 560? * Simplicius (''Simplicio'') : 560? – 576? * Vitalis (''Vitale'') : 576? – 580? * Bonitus (''Bonito'') : 580? – 584 Between and , the abbey was pillaged and burned by the

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and abandoned by its monks.

8th century

* Petronax (''Petronace'') : 717? – 747 * Optatus (''Optato'') : 747? – 760 * Ermeris (''Ermeri'') : 760 – 760 * Gratian (''Graziano'') : 760 – 764 * Tomichis (''Tomichi'') : 764 – 771 * Poto (''Potone'') : 771 – 777 * Theodemar (''Teodemaro'') : 777/778 – 796 * Gisulf (''Gisolfo'' or ''Gisulfo'') : 796 – 817

9th century

* Apollinaris (''Apollinare'') : 817 – 828 * Deusdedit (''Diodato'') : 828 – 834 * Hilderic (''Ilderico'') : 834 – 834 * Autpert (''Autperto'') : 834 – 837 * Bassacius (''Bassacio'') : 837 – 856 * Bertharius (''Bertario'') : 856 – 883 In 883, the abbey was destroyed by the

Aghlabids The Aghlabids ( ar, الأغالبة) were an Arab dynasty of emirs from the Najdi tribe of Banu Tamim, who ruled Ifriqiya and parts of Southern Italy, Sicily, and possibly Sardinia, nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph, for about a c ...

and the monks moved to Teano and later

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. * Angelar I (''Angelario'') : 883 – 889 * Ragembrand (''Ragembrando'') : 890 – 899 * Leo (''Leone'' or ''Leo'') : 899 – 914

10th century

* John I (''Giovanni'') : 914 – 934 * Adelpert (''Adelperto'') : 934 – 943/944? * Baldwin (''Baldovino'') : 943/944? – 946 * Maielpot (''Maielpoto'') : 943/944? – 948 With Aligern, the monks return to Monte Cassino. * Aligern (''Aligerno'') : 948 – 985 * Manso (''Mansone'') : 986 – 996 * John II (''Giovanni'') : 996 – 997 * John III (''Giovanni'') : 997 – 1010

11th century

* John IV (''Giovanni IV'') : 1010 – 1011 * Atenulf (''Atenolfo'') : 1011 – 1022 * Theobald (''Teobaldo'') : 1022 – 1035 * Basil (''Basilio'') : 1036 – 1038 * Richer I (''Richerio'') : 1038 – 1055 * Peter I (''Pietro'') : 1055 – 1057 *

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(''Federico'') : 1057 – 1058 *

Desiderius Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Des ...

or Daufer (''Desiderio'' or ''Dauferio'') : 1058 – 1087 * Oderisius I (''Oderisio'') : 1087 – 1105

12th century

* Otto (''Ottone'') : 1105 – 1107 *

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(''Bruno'') : 1107 – 1111 * Gerard (''Gerardo'') : 1111 – 1123 * Oderisius II (''Oderisio'') : 1123 – 1126 * Nicholas I (''Nicola'') : 1126 – 1127 * Seniorectus (''Senioretto'') : 1127 – 1137 * Rainald I (''Rainaldo'') : 1137 *

Wibald Wibald ( la, Wibaldus) (early 1098 – 19 July 1158) was a 12th-century Abbot of Stavelot (Stablo) and Malmedy, both in present-day Belgium, and of Corvey in Germany. Biography Wibald was born near Stavelot in 1098. Soon after he studied at the mo ...

(''Guibaldo'' or ''Wibaldo'') : 1137 * Rainald II (''Rainaldo II'') : 1137 – 1166 * Theodin I (''Teodino'') : 1166 – 1167 * Giles or Aegidius (''Egidio'') : 1168 ** Peter (''Pietro'') : 1168 – 1171 (

apostolic administrator An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic adm ...

) * Dominic (''Domenico'') : 1171 – 1174 * Peter II (''Pietro II'') : 1174 – 1186 * Roffred (''Roffredo dell'Isola'') : 1188 – 1210

13th century

* Peter III (''Pietro III'') : 1210 – 1211 * Adenulf of Caserta (''Adenolfo'') : 1211 – 1215 * Stephen I (''Stefano'') : 1215 – 1227 * Landulf Sinibald (''Landolfo Sinibaldo'') : 1227 – 1236 ** Pandulf (''Pandolfo'') : 1237 – 1238 (apostolic administrator) * Stephen II (''Stefano'') : 1238 – 1248 * Nicholas II (''Nicola'') : 1251 - ? *

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stro ...

(''Riccardo'') : 1252 – 1262 * Theodin II (''Teodino II'') : 1262 – 1263 * Bernard Ayglerius (''Bernardo Aiglerio'') : 1263 – 1282 * Thomas I (''Tommaso'') : 1285 – 1288 * Ponce (''Ponzio'') : 1292 – 1292 * William (''Guglielmo'') : 1293 – 1294? * Angelar II (''Angelario II'') : 1294 – 1295 * Berard (''Beraudo'') : 1295 – 1295 ** Bernard (''Bernardo'') : 1295 – 1296 (apostolic administrator) * Galard (''Galardo'') : 1296 – 1301

14th century

* Thomas II (''Tommaso II'') : 1304 – ? * Marinus (''Marino'') : 1306 – 1313 * Isnard de Pontevès (''Isnardo'') : ? – ? ** Odo or Eudes (''Oddone'') : 1323 – 1326 (apostolic administrator) From Raymond on, the abbots are

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s. * Raymond de Gramat (''Raimondo'') : 1326 – 1340 * Guy of San Germano (''Guido di San Germano'') : 1340 – 1341 * Richer II de Miremont (''Richerio'') : 1341 – 1343 * Stephen III Aldebrand (''Stefano'') : 1343 – 1345/1346 * William II de Rosières (''Guglielmo'') : 1345–1346 – 1353 In 1349, the abbey was destroyed by an earthquake. * Francesco degli Atti : 1353 – 1355 * Angelo I Acciaiuoli : 1355 – 1357 * Angelo II della Posta : 1357 – 1362 * Angelo III Orsini : 1362 – 1365 * Guglielmo III : 1366 – 1369 From Bartolomeo on, the abbots are once again monks (not bishops). * Bartolomeo da Siena : 1369 – 1369 * Andrea I da Faenza : 1369 – 1373 * Pietro IV ''de Tartaris'' : 1374 – 1395 * Enrico Tomacelli : 1396 – 1413

15th century

* Pirro Tomacelli : 1414 – 1442 * Antonio Carafa : 1446 – 1454 From Ludovico on, the abbots are '' in commendam''. * Ludovico Trevisan : 1454 – 1465 * Pietro V Barbo : 1465 – 1471 * Giovanni d'Aragona : 1471 – 1485 * Giovanni de' Medici : 1486 – 1504

16th century

From Zaccaria on, the abbots are heads of the Cassinese congregation. * Zaccaria Castagnola : 1506 – 1509 * Graziano II : 1509 – 1510 * Ignazio Squarcialupi : 1510 – 1516 * Vincenzo de Riso : 1517 – 1518 * Teofilo Piacentini : 1519 – 1520 * Ignazio Squarcialupi : 1520 – 1521 (second time) * Ludovico Trivulzio : 1522 – 1522 * Giustino Harbes : 1522 – 1523 * Ignazio Squarcialupi : 1524 – 1526 (third time) * Crisostomo de Alessandro : 1527 – 1531 * Agostino Bonfili : 1531 – 1533 * Crisostomo de Alessandro : 1533 – 1538 (second time) * Girolamo : 1538 – 1539 * Ignazio II : 1539 – 1541 * Girolamo II Scloccheto : 1541 – 1546 * Lorenzo Zambelli : 1546 – 1549 * Girolamo II Scloccheto : 1549 – 1551 (second time) * Innocenzo Nicolai : 1551 – 1554 * Girolamo III Calcini : 1554 – 1555 * Isidoro Mantegazzi : 1555 – 1556 * Ignazio III Vicani : 1556 – 1559 * Angelo IV de Faggis : 1559 – 1564 * Ignazio III Vicani : 1564 – 1565 (second time) * Angelo IV de Faggis : 1565 – 1568 (second time) * Bernardo II de Adamo : 1568 – 1570 * Mattia Mattaleia : 1570 – 1572 * Angelo IV de Faggis : 1572 – 1575 (third time) * Girolamo IV Gersale : 1575 – 1577 * Bernardo III Ferrajolo : 1577 – 1580 * Desiderio II : 1580 – 1585 * Bernardo III Ferrajolo : 1585 – 1587 (second time) * Egidio II Sernicoli : 1587 – 1589 * Andrea II : 1589 – 1590 * Girolamo V Brugia : 1590 – 1595 * Basilio II : 1595 – 1596 * Vittorino de Manso : 1597 – 1598 * Zaccaria II Tarasco : 1598 – 1599 * Ambrogio Rastellini : 1599 – 1602

17th century

* Desiderio III : 1603 – 1604 * Gregorio Casamata : 1605 – 1608 * Paolo da Cosenza : 1608 – 1609 * Onorato Scalisi : 1609 – 1614 * Isidoro II Agresti : 1614 – 1617 * Paolo II Scotti : 1617 – 1621 * Bernardino Saivedra : 1621 – 1624 * Simplicio II Caffarelli : 1625 – 1628 * Paolo II Scotti : 1629 – 1630 (second time) * Angelo V Grassi : 1631 – 1631 * Paolo Camillo Casati : 1632 – 1634 * Desiderio IV Petronio : 1635 – 1639 * Severino Fusco : 1640 – 1645 * Andrea III Arcioni : 1645 - 1647 * Desiderio IV Petronio : 1648 – 1649 * Domenico II Quesada : 1650 – 1653 * Carlo de Mauro : 1654 – 1657 * Angelo VI della Noce : 1657 – 1661 * Anastasio Perrone : 1661 – 1665 * Angelo VI della Noce : 1665 – 1669 (second time) * Mauro Cesarini : 1669 – 1675 * Severino II Pepe : 1675 – 1680 * Andrea IV Deodati : 1680 – 1681 * Sebastiano Biancardi : 1681 – 1687 * Andrea IV Deodati : 1687 – 1692 (second time) * Severino II Pepe : 1692 – 1697 (second time) * Ippolito della Penna : 1697 – 1704

18th century

* Gregorio II Galisio : 1704 – 1717 * Nicola III Ruggi : 1717 – 1722 * Arcangelo Brancaccio : ? – 1725 * Sebastiano II Gadaleta : 1725 – 1731 * Stefano IV de Stefano : 1731 – 1737 * Ildefonso del Verme : 1737 – 1739 * Sebastiano II Gadaleta : 1739 – 1745 (second time) * Antonio II Capece : 1745 – 1751 * Giovanni Maria Ragosa : 1751 – 1753 * Marino II Migliarese : 1754 – 1760 * Domenico III Favilla : 1760 – 1766 * Aurelio Parisio : 1766 – 1772 * Rinaldo Santomagno : 1772 – 1778 * Domenico III Favilla : 1778 – 1780 (second time) * Prospero de Rosa : 1781 – 1787 * Tommaso II Capomazza : 1788 – 1793 * Prospero de Rosa : 1793 – 1797 (second time) * Marino III Lucarelli : 1797 – 1804

19th century

* Aurelio II Visconti : 1804 – 1816 * Giuseppe del Balzo : 1817 – 1821 * Luigi Bovio : 1821 – 1828 * Giacomo Diez : 1828 – 1834 * Celestino Gonzaga : 1834 – 1840 * Matteo Morso : 1840 – 1840 * Giuseppe II Frisari : 1841 – 1849 *

Michelangelo Celesia Michelangelo Celesia, O.S.B. Cas. (13 January 1814 – 14 April 1904) was an Italian Benedictine monk who served as the Archbishop of Palermo from 1871 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1884. Biography He was born Pietro ...

: 1850 – 1858 * Simplicio III Pappalettere : 1858 – 1863 * Carlo II de Vera : 1863 – 1871 * Nicola IV d'Orgemont : 1872 – 1896 * Giuseppe III Quandel : 1896 – 1897 * Bonifacio Maria Krug : 1897 – 1909

20th century

* Gregorio IV Diamare : 1909 – 1945 In 1944, the abbey was destroyed a fourth time during the battle of Monte Cassino. * Ildefonso II Rea : 1945 – 1971 * Martino Matronola : 1971 – 1983 * Bernardo IV Fabio D'Onorio : 1983 – 2007

21st century

* Pietro VI Vittorelli : 2007 – 2013 * Donato Ogliari : 2014 –

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