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Up to the 11th century
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in 1083. It finally declared itself openly for the papal party in 1111. In that year the famous monk
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The decline of the monastery can be dated to 1419, when it came under the jurisdiction of
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Centro Studi
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in 1768. Alternatively it may have been replaced by Duke
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