Monasticism provided much needed technological and economic improvements, as the monks which immigrated to inhabit the new foundations and the reformed old ones brought with them collections of books and knowledge of more efficient agricultural and construction techniques, as well as connections to the wider Christian world. There is some discrepancy over the foundation of Santa Maria de Bonarcado, but it seems likely that Constantine laid its foundation around the year 1100. He put it under the authority of the Camaldolese abbey of San Zenone in Pisa instead of the monastery of Saint-Victor in Marseille, which was the great monastic power in the rival Judicate of Cagliari.
Monasticism played a crucial role in driving technological and economic advancements, as the monks who relocated to new foundations and reformed old ones brought with them libraries, knowledge of improved agricultural practices, and connections to the broader Christian world. The exact date of Santa Maria de Bonarcado's founding is unclear, but it is likely that Constantine established it around 1100. He chose to place it under the jurisdiction of the Camaldolese abbey of San Zenone in Pisa rather than the influential monastery of Saint-Victor in Marseille.