Show lazaretto Laxa ali the e words lazaretto and lazar inzar house meaning a hospital or place for the reception of persons suffering from contagious diseases and especially the leprosy are arc derived from the italian word of like meaning lazzer etto all are derived from Li lazarns the name of the poor leper in the parable to be found in the gospel gospe of st luke chapter sixteen this Is the only case in the new testament where a proper name occurs in a parable the words derived from that proper name show the influence this parable has had and on the mind of christendom |