Saint Mesrob facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mesrop Mashtots |
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Painting by Stepanos Nersisian (1815–84), kept at the Pontifical Residence at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
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| Born | c. 362 Hatsik, Taron Province, Kingdom of Armenia |
| Died | February 17, 440 Vagharshapat, Armenia |
| Venerated in | Armenian Apostolic Church Armenian Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Saint Mesrop Mashtots Cathedral in Oshakan, Armenia |
| Feast | The Armenian Church remembers St. Mesrop (together with St. Sahak), twice each year, first in July and then again on the Feast of the Holy Translators in October; February 17 in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| Patronage | Armenia |
Saint Mesrop Mashtots (also Mesrob, Mashtotz, Armenian: Մեսրոբ Մաշտոց, 360 - February 17, 440) was an Armenian monk. He invented the Armenian alphabet in the year 406. He was a theologian and linguist. That was a basic and important step in strengthening three things: the Armenian Church, the government of the Armenian Kingdom, and connections between the Armenian Kingdom and Armenians living in the Byzantine and Iranian Empires.
Images for kids
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Mesrop depicted creating the Armenian alphabet, by Francesco Maggiotto (1750-1805)
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Fresco of Mesrop by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) at the Würzburg Residence in Bavaria
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Mesrop in a 1776 Armenian manuscript
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The Amaras Monastery in Artsakh, where Mesrop Mashtots established the first-ever Armenian school that used his script in the 5th century.
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Verses of Mesrop Mashtots
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Gravesite of Mesrop Mashtots in the village of Oshakan
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The statue of Mesrop Mashtots and Koryun (kneeling) in front of Matenadaran, Yerevan
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See also
In Spanish: Mesrob Mashtots para niños
