 According to S.Nico, when there was a plague, Morgeto and its monastery did not suffer any harm and accepted refugees from and Oppido Mamertina.Subsequently, the area was conquered by the Normans, who built the castle on the site and whose feudatories remained in control of the area until the reign of the Hohenstaufens.In 1324, San Giorgio became a barony, containing Polistena, Anoia, Cinquefrondi, Prateria and Galatro.