All of them suffered great losses of persons and material during the 1693 earthquake. This structure was nearly leveled and most of the nuns died. Only three nuns survived the earthquake. They were able to have a new temple begun by 1723. The marble tympanum over the portal to the church had a marble placard stating "D(ivo) Placido, Sumo patrono sacrae virginis, A.S. MDCCLXIX". The monastery was able to recover and by the mid-19th century still had substantial incomes from its lands throughout the province, allowing them to purchase altarpieces for the churches such as the depiction of "St Benedict" (1858) from Michele de Napoli for 1500 ducats. In 1859, they commissioned a "Sacrifice of Gideon" and "Supper at Emmaus" from Michele Rapisardi. The church additionally has a altarpiece by Rapisardi depicting an "Immaculate Conception".The monastery was suppressed in 1873.