In 1219, Desiderius accused the Benedictine abbey of Ittebő (today Novi Itebej, Serbia) of coin counterfeiting before the Roman Curia. Previously, Andrew II sold and mortgaged royal estates – including the abbey's benefits – to finance his campaign to the Holy Land, which became part of the wider Fifth Crusade. The monks have escaped from the prosecution. Desiderius reported the news to Pope Honorius and King Andrew and seized the land of the abbey for his diocese, simultaneously. Following that Desiderius established a provostry in the place of the abbey and donated the surrounding villages – Csene, Papd (today parts of the commune of Cenei in Romania) and Ivánkahida – to its secular chapter. Pope Honorius recognized the establishment in 1221. Its first provost Michael is mentioned by contemporary records in 1223 and 1239. The provostry was presumably destroyed during the first Mongol invasion. In the same year (1221), Desiderius had conflict of jurisdiction with Archbishop John of Esztergom over the collection of tithe after the coinage in the Diocese of Csanád. Honorius ruled in favor of John. Since 1221, Desiderius was mentioned in the third place among the Hungarian prelates in the royal charters, preceding only by the two archbishops.