San Lazzaro degli Armeni is one of the smaller islands in the Venetian lagoon. A former leper colony, the island is now home to a monastery founded in 1717 by Abbot Mekhitar which is the mother house of the Mekhitarist Order, part of the Armenian Catholic Church. There are currently fifteen in the monastery (including four novices) which I have just had the pleasure of visiting during my stay in Venice. The guided tour began in the cloisters:
On the far side of the cloister is the church with its distinctive campanile:
Here are some photographs of the interior of the church, the side altars and the sacristy:
On the far side of the cloister is the church with its distinctive campanile:
Here are some photographs of the interior of the church, the side altars and the sacristy:
