Moni Lazariston was built in 1886 by the monks of Saint Paul Vincent battalion, who became famous from their headquarters in the church of Saint-Lazare in Paris.
Moni Lazariston functioned as a Seminary until 1913 and after that it had various usages till 1978 (division headquarters, hospital refugee centre). It was rated as ruined in 1978, because of the damages the earthquakes had caused and it was abandoned. In 1980 the whole building was declared as preserved due to its historical importance.
In 1983 it was bought by the Greek government for the 2300 celebrations of Thessaloniki and it was characterised as a cultural centre of Western Thessaloniki. It was integrated in the programme of the grand constructions that were carried out by the organisation of Cultural Capital of Europe “Thessaloniki 1997” and in 1996 the works of restoration and the annex to the original building started.
The complex of Moni Lazariston was completed in 1997 and started being open to the public gradually with theatrical performances, concerts and other activities.
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