Lazzaretto Vecchio

Former hospital in Venice, Italy

Lazzaretto Vecchio

Aerial view of Lazzaretto Vecchio

Lazzaretto Vecchio

Location in the Venetian Lagoon

Geography
Coordinates| 45°24′22″N 12°21′34″E﻿ / ﻿45.406193°N 12.359490°E﻿ / 45.406193; 12.359490
Adjacent to| Venetian Lagoon
Area| 2.53 ha (6.3 acres)
Administration

Italy

Region| Veneto
Province| Province of Venice

The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old Lazaret"), formerly known as Santa Maria di Nazareth ("Holy Mary of Nazareth"), is an island of the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located near the Lido of Venice. Between 1403 and 1630 it housed a hospital which cared for people during the plague epidemics and as a leper colony, giving rise to the English words lazaret and lazaretto. It was later used, as were other islands, as a military post. It covers an area of 2.53 hectares (6.3 acres) large.[citation needed]

Since 2004 archaeologists have unearthed more than 1500 skeletons of plague victims buried here between the 15th and 17th centuries. These have been found in individuals as well as in mass graves. The remains of thousands more are expected still to be found on the small island as the death-toll reportedly reached 500 per day in the 16th century.[1]

## Gallery

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* Main entrance

* The staff building

* Panorama of the Lazzaretto buildings

* The hospital for the nobles

* Inside one of the galleries

## See also

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* Italy portal

* Lazaretto
* Leper Colony

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lazzaretto Vecchio (Venice).

1. ^ Valsecchi, M.C. (2007). "Mass Plague Graves Found on Venice "Quarantine" Island". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on September 7, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2010.

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