Lazaret
or LAZARETTO, a name , a name ern Europe, to certain public buildings for the reception of the poor, and such as are afflicted with contagious disorders.
The name is derived from St. Lazarus, who is the patron saint of lepers; and during the Middle Ages, when leprosy was common in Italy and other parts, the fined received that name, and the lepers hospitals in which the lepers were conthemselves were called lazzari. ican publisher and historian; born in