I libri di Ca’ Foscari

Collana | I libri di Ca’ Foscari
Recensione | 150 Years of Oriental Studies at Ca’ Foscari
Capitolo | From Academia Armena Sancti Lazari to the Establishment of Armenian Studies at Ca’ Foscari

From Academia Armena Sancti Lazari to the Establishment of Armenian Studies at Ca’ Foscari

Abstract

The Armenian Studies have a very long tradition in Italy. However, the establishment of the official teaching of Armenian at Ca’ Foscari is particularly significant. It is a direct continuation of many Armenian traces present in the lagoon city for centuries, such as the birth of the first Casa Armena in Europe in 1245, the prosperous diplomatic relations between the Republic of Serenissima and the Kingdom of Armenia, the printing of the first Armenian book in 1512, the arrival of Armenian merchants from Julfa, who highly contributed to the economy of Venice, and finally the institution of the Mekhitarist Congregation of the Armenian monks on the island of San Lazzaro, recognised by Napoleon as Academia Armena Sancti Lazari. After an historical excursus, the paper will go on to detail some significant periods of Armenian Studies at Ca’ Foscari.


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Pubblicato 21 Ottobre 2018 | Lingua: en

Keywords Armenians in VeniceCa’ Foscari UniversityVeniceArmenian Studies


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