In the 9th century this town was destroyed by the Saracens, and the efforts of Pope Leo IV and Pope Sergius III were unable to save it from total ruin: all that remains are the remnants of the ancient basilica and a chapel.
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Rodrigo Borgia, nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere, then cardinal-bishop of Albano (30 August 1471) and cardinal-bishop of Porto-Santa Rufina (24 July 1476), on 11 August 1492 became Pope Alexander VI, † 18 August 1503