List of abbots of Monte Cassino explained

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 and, 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) : ?–?
  • : 1323–1326 (apostolic administrator)

From Raymond on, the abbots are bishops.

See main article: Roman Catholic Diocese of Monte Cassino.

• Raymond de Gramat (Raimondo) : 1326–1340
• Guy of San Germano (Guido di San Germano) : 1340–1341
• Richer II de Miremont (Richerio) : 1341–1343
• (Stefano) : 1343–1345/1346
• William II de Rosières (Guglielmo) : 1345–1346–1353

In 1349, the abbey was destroyed by an earthquake.

• : 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 : 2014–2023
• Antonio Luca Fallica: 2023–present.

External links

• https://abbaziamontecassino.it/storia/gli-abati-di-montecassino/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gil Abati di Montecassino .