ug ger io ) ▁II , ▁to ▁the ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁the ▁Herm it , ▁of ▁Pal ermo ▁in ▁ 1 1 3 2 . ▁The ▁village ▁was ▁nearly ▁dep op ulated ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁The ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Saint ▁John ▁granted ▁settlement ▁to ▁ 4 8 ▁families ▁of ▁Alban ian ▁soldiers , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Dem et ri us ▁R eres . ▁The ▁first ▁Alban ians ▁who ▁settled ▁there ▁were ▁the ▁said ▁R eres ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁sons , ▁leading ▁three ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁soldiers . ▁King ▁Alfonso ▁of ▁Arag on ▁granted ▁him ▁permission ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁appointed ▁D . ▁R eres ▁as ▁a ▁governor , ▁with ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 st ▁Sept . ▁ 1 4 4 8 . ▁R eres ▁and ▁his ▁units ▁had ▁already ▁served ▁Alfonso ▁and ▁helped ▁him ▁to ▁conquer ▁Cal ab ria , ▁as ▁Alfonso ▁recogn izes . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sett lers ▁from ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁found ▁the ▁local ▁church ▁of ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁delle ▁Cra zie ▁ru ined ▁and ▁soon ▁re built ▁it . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁contract ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Pal ermo ▁religious ▁authorities , ▁they ▁under to ok ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁the ▁don ation ▁of ▁o live ▁oil ▁and ▁w ax ▁and ▁everything ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁rit uals ▁that ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁By z antine ▁r ite ▁by ▁pri ests . ▁The