international football player, married Betty Vardanyan at the monastery of San Lazzaro on June 17, 2019. Artistic depictions Numerous artists have painted the island, including Vignette of the Isola di S. Lazzaro degli Armeni by Antonio Visentini (d. 1782, undated), Royal Collection, Windsor Castle Island of Surb Ghazar at night by Gevorg Bashinjaghian (1892), National Gallery of Armenia Byron's visit to the Mekhitarists in Surb Ghazar Island by Ivan Aivazovsky (1899), National Gallery of Armenia The Armenian Convent by Joseph Pennell (1905), Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Sb. Ghazar island, Venice by Hovhannes Zardaryan (1958), National Gallery of Armenia See also Mekhitarist Monastery, Vienna Armenians in Italy List of Armenian ethnic enclaves Santa Croce degli Armeni Armenian Catholic Church References Notes Citations Bibliography Books on San Lazzaro Peratoner, Alberto (2007; 2015). From Ararat to San Lazzaro. A Cradle of Armenian Spirituality and Culture in the Venice Lagoon. -'' Contributions by Fr. Vertanes Oulouhodjan and H.E. Boghos Levon Zekiyan. Venice: Congregazione Armena Mechitarista - Casa Editrice Armena. Articles on San Lazzaro Alt URL web version Part I, Part II, Part III Other books Other articles Further reading External links Armenian culture Islands of the Venetian Lagoon Christian monasteries established in the 18th century Mekhitarist Order Libraries in Venice Armenian Catholic Church in Italy 18th-century architecture in Italy