In between the many troubles, Dantès is jailed for fourteen years in the Château d’If in Marseille (France). It is the story of Edmond Dantès, a man who spends his life in looking for revenge for wrongdoing he suffered. Written by Alexandre Dumas (père), The Count of Montecristo was firstly published between 1845-46. In the middle of the XIX century, the legend burst onto the worldwide scene, due to the publication of one of the most famous book ever printed, “The Count of Montecristo”. Annexed to the French Empire under Napoleon, after his fall the Stato dei Presidi became the possession of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.Īll of the abovementioned people were fascinated by the treasure legend born with the fabulous wealth of the Monastery. In the second half of the XVI century, it became part of the Stato dei Presidi – a small part of the Spanish Empire built to protect Rome and located in the Tuscan Archipelago with capital Orbetello (province of Grosseto). In 1553, Ottoman pirate Dragut assaulted the monastery, incarcerated the monks and declared its end. Incessantly object of pirates attacks, in Medieval times Montecristo became a possession of the Republic of Pisa and later was acquired by the Principality of Piombino (near Leghorn). The Monastery received many donations from several noble families, including the Marquees of Corsica and their feudatories, becoming powerful and rich: this gave rise to the legend of the Montecristo treasure.įrom then on, the Montecristo island has been targeted by many as a place where to find a treasure therefore suffered many troubles and destructions. Mamiliano cave, where he had really lived. Mamiliano was founded and a chapel was built in the St. In this period in Montecristo, the Monastery of St. The cult of Saint Mamiliano was very important at the beginning of the VII century, and Pope Gregory the Great submitted it to the Benedictines monastic rule. They christened the island “Mons Christi”, from which the modern name is derived and evangelised also the entire Tuscan Archipelago and surrounding areas. ![]() Eventually, he landed in Montecristo together with his friends and disciples, the other hermits Saint Ninfa, Eustochio, Proculo, Gobuldeo (from Quod vult Deus), Lustro, Vindemio, Teodosio, Aurelio, and Rustico. After the persecution from the Vandals of Genseric, Mamiliano was exiled in Cartagena (Tunisia), from where he moved to Sardinia. The one of the Montecristo starts in the middle of the V century AD, when Saint Mamiliano took refuge in the island caves.īorn in Palermo, Mamiliano was the bishop of the town, where he is still venerated as patron saint. The Romans called it Mons Jovis and erected an altar to Iuppiter Optimus Maximus of which some traces remain.Īny treasure is linked to a quest. Afterward, the Etruscans exploited the forests of oak needed to fuel the bloomeries on the mainland. The Greeks gave Montecristo its oldest known name, Oglasa or Ocrasia, after the yellowish colour of the rocks. The history of the island of Montecristo begins with Neanderthal man. ![]() Island of Montecristo, courtesy Wikipedia
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