 In the middle of the 17th century, nearly the whole population was decimated by an epidemic of plague.In 1678 the monks decided to set up a chapel to Saint Blase; some families coming from Cervaro, San Vittore, Rocca d'Evandro and Cassino settled there.Under the Napoleonic period (from 1806 to 1815) there were about 500 inhabitants and the village was under the administration of Vallerotonda.