Saint Lazarus Zographos
Also known as
- Lazarus the Painter
- Lazarus of Constantinople
- Lazzaro…
- 17 November
- 23 February on some calendars
Profile
Monk at Constantinople. Skilled painter of icons. Opposed the Iconoclasts under emperor Theophilus. He defended sacred images, and restored those that were defaced by Iconoclasts. For his work he was arrested and tortured. When the Iconoclasts fell from power, Lazarus was released and given a prominent place in the new regime, eventually becoming ambassador to Rome.
- 867 of natural causes
Name Meaning
- the painter = zographos
- man with burned or damaged hands a religious image
- man restoring damaged religious paintings
MLA Citation
- “Saint Lazarus Zographos“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 December 2023. Web. 29 May 2024. <>