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San Lazzaro degli Armeni (Italian: [san ˈladdzaro deʎʎ arˈmɛːni], lit. "Saint Lazarus of the Armenians"; sometimes called Saint Lazarus Island in English; Armenian: Սուրբ Ղազար, romanized: Surb Ghazar) is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhitarists, an Armenian Catholic congregation, since 1717.
The first contacts between Armenian merchants and Venetians go back to the 6th century. [1] By the 12th century, the Armenian community was established in Venice. It became one of the Republic's wealthiest foreign communities. In the middle of 13th century Venetian nobleman and doge Marco Zianni built a hospice for the Armenian merchants.
The work of printing of Armenian books was by this time of great financial importance and the Venetian Republic made considerable efforts to encourage their return, but in vain. [4] In 1810 all the other monastic institutions in Venice were abolished by Napoleon, but the Mekhitarists were exempted by name from the decree.
Armenian Monastery of San Lazzaro, Venice, Italy Mkhitar Sebastatsi ( Armenian : Մխիթար Սեբաստացի ), anglicized : Mekhitar of Sebaste , Italian : Mechitar (17 February 1676 – 27 April 1749) was an Armenian Catholic monk, scholar and theologian who founded the Mekhitarist Order , which has been based on San Lazzaro island near ...
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Portriet of Armenian merchant in Venice from 18th century. According to Gostan Zarian, the Armenians built 34 churches and monasteries in Italy, and eleven saints of Italy had Armenian origin. [20] Armenian prince Saint Minias (3rd century) is venerated as the first Christian martyr of Florence. The church of San Miniato al Monte is dedicated ...