In 1265 the abbey possessed eighty-five churches in Italy alone, as well as four comunes, the quattro terre abbaziali of San Benigno Canavese, Montanaro, Lombardore and Foglizzo.
The municipality of Carpaneto Piacentino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Zena, Celleri, Ciriano, Chero, Cimafava, Viustino, Travazzano, Badagnano, Rezzano, Magnano, and Montanaro.
After this, he moved to Venice where he entered the Accademia di Belle Arti, specializing in the new technologies of the arts, following the cinema lessons of the notable teacher Carlo Montanaro.
Born in Paulsboro, New Jersey on September 10, 1927, Montanaro earned a theater degree from Columbia University and began performing stock theater with actors such as Jason Robards and Jackie Cooper.