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, jointly dedicated to St. Benoit and St. Mary, was built on the ruins of an ancient byzantine church and near a large byzantine water cistern. This gave to the church the appellation of "Santa Maria della Cisterna".