 Robert removed himself again to Italy in 1061.He brought with him a total of eleven monks from Saint-Evroul, and all were well received by Pope Alexander II, who had just succeeded Pope Nicholas II, and who, after hearing of their troubles in Normandy, gave Robert and his monks the temporary use of the church of Saint-Paul the Apostle in Rome.To find a more permanent situation Robert sought help from his cousin, William of Montreuil, then in the service of Pope Alexander II, who gave Robert and his monks half the town of Aquino.