Isola de San Lazzaro degli Armeni

natural · 1700 AD – 2100 AD

Small island in the Venetian Lagoon. A church and monastery were constructed on the site during the 9th century CE, and it was used as a leper colony in the medieval and early modern periods. Since 1717 CE, it has been home to an Armenian Catholic (Mkhitarist) monastery, from which the island derives its modern name.

Coordinates

45.41226, 12.36127

Also known as

Surb Ghazar kghzi (hy), Սուրբ Ղազար կղզի (hy)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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