The church, jointly dedicated to St. Benoit and St. Mary, was built on the ruins of a byzantine church and near a byzantine water cistern, which gave to it the appellation of "Santa Maria della Cisterna".
The church was built on the ruins of a byzantine church and near a byzantine water cistern. The church was jointly dedicated to St. Benoit. The church was jointly dedicated to St. Mary. A byzantine water cistern gave to it the appellation of "Santa Maria della Cisterna".