The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old
Lazaret"), formerly known as ("
Holy Mary of
Nazareth
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"), is an island of the
Venetian Lagoon, northern
Italy
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, located near the
Lido
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Geography
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* Venice Lido, an 11-kilometre-long barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Italy
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of
Venice
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. 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 large.
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.
Gallery
Lazzaretto Vecchio 2015, 01.JPG, Main entrance
Lazzaretto Vecchio 2015, 02.JPG, The staff building
Lazzaretto Vecchio 2015, 03.JPG, Panorama of the Lazzaretto buildings
Lazzaretto Vecchio 2015, 06.JPG, The hospital for the nobles
Lazzaretto Vecchio 2015, 07.JPG, Inside one of the galleries
See also
*
Lazaretto
*
Leper Colony
References
Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Leper colonies
Quarantine facilities in Italy
Defunct hospitals in Italy
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