THE MONASTERY OF THE BENEDICTINE NUNS OF SAINT PETER
The monastery of the Benedict nuns, formerly dedicated to Santa Bibiana, has ancient origins. Its current name may derive from the primitive (male) Benedictine monastery of St. Peter, located near Lake Bolsena and known in Montefiascone in the year 852. The Benedicts, whose origins trace back to the period of the barbarian invasions that followed the fall of Imperial Rome, lived in St. Peter’s and also in the monasteries of San Pancrazio and San Simeon.