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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.
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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.
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 ...
Work started on Armenian Estates more than two years ago, but the development has come into sharper focus this summer. Two imposing homes and a pool house stand on the 20-acre lot, which is marked ...
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 ...
People take a gondola ride by the Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal in Venice on September 9, 2020, on the eighth day of the 77th Venice Film Festival, during the COVID-19 infection, caused by the ...
The Hall of Mirrors ballroom (2009). In 1850 it became the home of the College of the Armenian monks of the Mekhitarist order.The Mekhitarists had already established a monastery on the island of San Lazzaro degli Armeni in 1717, but there was no school for Armenian children, except for those preparing for the priesthood.