List of abbots of Monte Cassino

This is a list of abbots of Monte Cassino.^[1]

Italian 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 c. 580 and c. 585, the abbey was pillaged and burned by the Lombards 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 and the monks moved to Teano and later Capua.

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
Frederick (Federico) : 1057–1058
Desiderius or Daufer (Desiderio or Dauferio) : 1058–1087
Oderisius I (Oderisio) : 1087–1105

12th century

Otto (Ottone) : 1105–1107
Bruno (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 (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)
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 (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) : ?–?
- Oddone della Sala [it] : 1323–1326 (apostolic administrator)

From Raymond on, the abbots are bishops.

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 [fr] (Stefano) : 1343–1345/1346
William II de Rosières (Guglielmo) : 1345–1346–1353

In 1349, the abbey was destroyed by an earthquake.

Francesco degli Atti [it] : 1353–1355
Angelo I Acciaioli : 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 : 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–present

References

^ "Gil Abati di Montecassino".

External links

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