 In 993, Hugh Marquis of Tuscany and his wife endowed the hospital with considerable property in Italy.In 1009, Fatimid caliph Al Hakim destroyed the hostel and a large number of other buildings in Jerusalem.In 1023, merchants from Amalfi and Salerno in Italy were given permission by the caliph Ali az-Zahir to rebuild the hospice, monastery and chapel in Jerusalem.