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The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem is an order of chivalry that originated in a leper hospital founded by Knights Hospitaller in the 12th century by Crusaders of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Sufferers of leprosy regarded the beggar Lazarus (of Luke 16:19-31) as their patron saint and usually dedicated their hospices to him. [72]
The Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper Brothers of Jerusalem or simply as Lazarists, was a Catholic military order founded by Crusaders during the 1130s at a leper hospital in Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem, whose care became its original purpose, named after its patron saint, Lazarus. [1] [2] [3]
Lazarus of Persia (died 326), Persian martyr; Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint; Order of Saint Lazarus, a religious/military order which picked Lazarus as their patron saint; St. Lazarus Parish, a parish in Macau; Tomb of Lazarus (al-Eizariya), near which is the Church of Saint Lazarus
Christian folklore misunderstood the parable of Lazarus and Dives as a historical account and took the sore-covered beggar in the story as St Lazarus, patron of lepers; [16] the military order St Lazarus was established to care for lepers in Crusader Jerusalem and subsequently operated other leprosaria around Europe. Some colonies were located ...
Lazarus was venerated as a patron saint of lepers. [48] In the 12th century, crusaders in the Kingdom of Jerusalem founded the Order of Saint Lazarus. The story was often shown in art, especially carved at the portals of churches, at the foot of which beggars would sit (for example at Moissac and Saint-Sernin, Toulouse), pleading their cause.
Since the 16th century, the site of the tomb has been occupied by the al-Uzair Mosque. The adjacent Roman Catholic Church of Saint Lazarus, built between 1952 and 1955 under the auspices of the Franciscan Order, stands upon the site of several much older ones. In 1965, a Greek Orthodox church was built just west of the tomb. Lazarus Tomb Bethany
San Lazzaro degli Armeni (Italian: [san ˈladdzaro deʎʎ arˈmɛːni], lit. "Saint Lazarus of the Armenians"; [5] sometimes called Saint Lazarus Island in English; Armenian: Սուրբ Ղազար, romanized: Surb Ghazar) [a] is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhitarists, an Armenian Catholic congregation, since 1717.
Patron saint: St Lazarus of Bethany: Secular priests: 130 (Diocesan) 85 (Religious Orders) 26 Permanent Deacons: Current leadership; Pope: Francis: Metropolitan Archbishop: Jean-Marc Aveline: Suffragans: Archdiocese of Aix-en-Provence and Arles Diocese of Ajaccio Diocese of Nice Archdiocese of Avignon Diocese of Digne Diocese of Fréjus ...