Mekhitarist Congregation (San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice) is an Armenian Catholic monastic order founded in 1701 by Mekhitar of Sebaste. Since 1717, its main monastery has been located on the island of San Lazzaro in Venice. The congregation is dedicated to the preservation, study, and dissemination of Armenian language, history, literature, and culture, maintaining extensive libraries, archives, publications, and educational activities.