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Who, What and Where: Monastic Patrons in Norman Sicily

Although at first robust, the Norman ruler’s patronage of monasteries appears to have waned signifcantly after the death of Roger I in 1101. Certain regions were focuses of monastic activity wheras others were relatively untouched. As for the spirtual patrons these communities honored, they, to, became more restricted as time went on.