Founde by deacon (later bishop) Jacopo, who made the donation as a pilgrim's act of charity
sought after (see "Early Documents," below)
S. Sabinus (See S. Savino); S. Lorenzo (See S. Lorenzo e S. Valentino), both by order of the Bishop of Lucca (See "Early Documents," below).
founder (later restored Willa as a male monastery, under the protection of Otto III)
land both within and outside of Lucca, donated by the founder; hospital of S. Vitale was also restored by the founder
hospital of S. Vitale: fed and bathed 12 poor per week
[1] 790: foundation charter; [2] 806: exchange dependency with the bishop of Lucca