Monasteries
Il Monastero di Rifalce
It seems that since the year 962, called by the Marquis Bourbons, the Monks of the famous abbey of Petroia, founded by Guido the Great, established themselves in the middle of the mountain of Rifalce were based here and a monastery to which they gave the name of the Monastery of San Benedetto their founder. The monks were of great help to the population of the valley is in tilling land in civilizing the inhabitants according to the norm ideal of their founder: "Pray and work." They stood Rifalce until 1300, when he retired to Petroia. In their place taken over by the Jesuits who left Rifalce in a period not specified. The abbey became commander's cardinal until 1816, when it was granted on lease for 99 years to the lords Mazzi that freed themselves from the Italian government. The assets of the Abbey consisted of 10 farms. Various have been the story of the Abbey Church. In 1524 it was rebuilt as you can read in a stone walled therein. In the seventeenth century, the Jesuits were not yet gathered the Augustinians of Castiglione del Lago in 1776 and the abbey and its assets were leased by the lords Scarpaccini who rebuilt the Church "in the narrower proportions." At the beginning of 900 the abbey as soon as you knew the ruins, while the church was demolished and the things that were brought in from Mazzi belonged to Case Vecchie.
Il Monastero di Ginezzo
The earliest records date back to 1198 with the name "Monasterium de Geneccio" belonging to the diocese of Arezzo. This Ginezzo Abbey, belonging to the Camaldolese was dedicated to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin, and having been abandoned by the monks, since the year 1515 it was joined to the Chapter of the Cathedral of Cortona with its assets, for the work of the Cardinal Silvio Passerini. The houses were aggregated to the care of Casale. Later he was granted at the level perpetuity to Monaldi Teverina.
Il Monastero di Val di Rosa
Even in Val di Rosa, at the foot of Mount Protino, were the monks. Do not know the year of their coming, but according to Muzi, Bishop of Città di Castello, came around the year 1000 with their founder, St. Romuald. The Holy One, then it seems he went to Preggio, where he founded a monastery. The monks around the year 1822 they sold their goods to the family Bouquets and bought an estate in La Serra. It is said that "went away by stealth, rather stealthily taking away the remains of Blessed Bucarello or Bigarello worshiped in their church and so dear to the locals.