Saint Lazarus Zographos

Also known as

• Lazarus the Painter

Memorial

• 23 February

Profile

Monk at Constantinople. Skilled painter. 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.

Died

• 867 of natural causes

Name Meaning

the painter = zographos

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Lazarus Zographos”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 July 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-lazarus-zographos/>