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Mesrop Mashtots ( listen ⓘ; Armenian: Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց Mesrop Maštoc'; Eastern Armenian: [mɛsˈɾop maʃˈtotsʰ]; Western Armenian: [mɛsˈɾob maʃˈtotsʰ]; 362 – February 17, 440 AD) was an Armenian linguist, composer, theologian, statesman, and hymnologist in the Sasanian Empire. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian ...
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1879 (current church) Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church (...
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The Matenadaran (Armenian: Մատենադարան), officially the...
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Mar 26, 2024 · Caucasian languages. St. Mesrop Mashtots (born c. 360, Hatsik, Armenia [modern Muş, Turkey]—died February 17, 440; Western feast day, Thursday following 4th Sunday after Pentecost, and Monday following 3rd Sunday after the Assumption; Armenian feast day, February 19) was a monk, theologian, and linguist who, according to tradition, invented ...
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Mar 20, 2018 · Mesrop Mashtots' Tomb. James Blake Wiener (CC BY-NC-SA) Mesrop Mashtots died in the Armenian capital of Vagharshapat on 17 February 439 (or 440 CE). He was buried in Oshakan which became a site of pilgrimage thereafter, especially following his raised status as a saint of the Armenian Church. Mesrop Mashtots continues to be revered today, too ...
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Aug 27, 2019 · The complex was built in 2005 on the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet. Conclusion. Mesrop Mashtots is an Armenian national hero, saint, and educator. He is also known as “Mesrob The Vartabed” or “Mesrop The Vardapet”. The word “vardapet” means a teacher, educator. The famous Armenian writer Avetik ...
Saint Mesrob. Saint Mesrop Mashtots (also Mesrob, Mashtotz, Armenian: Մեսրոբ Մաշտոց, 360 - February 17, 440) was an Armenian Christian monk. He invented the Armenian alphabet in the year 406. He was a theologian and linguist. This invention was a basic and important step in strengthening three things for the Armenian identity: the ...
