It didn’t take long for the monks to begin the transformation with the additions of a magnificent cloister, a convent, and a church that now dominated the center of the island. It hosted some ruined buildings and a dilapidated church.
“Armenian Island”Īt the time, the island was only slightly larger than a garden with its 7,000 m2 of uncultivated land. It was the first example in the world of political asylum and it also greatly influenced the city’s architecture and cultural heritage.
In fact, it was in that very year that the Venetian Senate decreed the extension of citizenship to all foreigners fleeing persecution and wars.
