Saint Mesrop Mashtots (Armenian:"Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց") (360 - February 17, 440) was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. He was born in Taron. For other uses, see number 360. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events September 29 - Leo succeeds Sixtus as Pope. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ... Taron was a region of old region of Armenia divised in four districts: Mamikonian, Palauni, (Belabitene), Artokh (Ardjish or Artzike, North of Van Lake) and Olnut or Enut Categories: Regions of old Armenia ...

Saint Mesrob is best known for having invented the Armenian alphabet, which was a fundamental step in strengthening the Armenian Church, the government of the Armenian Kingdom, and ultimately the bond between Armenians in the Armenian Kingdom, the Byzantine Empire, and the Persian Empire. According to the Matenadaran, a monument and museum in Yerevan dedicated to Mesrob Mashdots, he also invented the Caucasian Albanian alphabet and even the Ethiopian one as well. Armenian alphabet in Matenadaran Saint Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet in AD 405. ... The Armenian Apostolic Church, sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church is one of the original churches, having separated from the then-still-united Roman Catholic/Byzantine Orthodox church in 506, after the Council of Chalcedon (see Oriental Orthodoxy). ... Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Matenadaran is one of the richest manuscripts book-depositories in the world. ... Yerevan (Armenian: Երեւան or Երևան; sometimes written as Erevan; former names include Erivan and Erebuni) (population: 1,088,300 (2004 estimate) [1]) is one of the provinces in Armenia and the largest city and capital of Armenia. ...

He is buried in Oshakan, a village 8 km southwest from Ashtarak. A village in Armenia, 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. ... Spitakavor and Tsiranvor Ashtarak (Ô±Õ·Õ¿Õ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¯ in Armenian, meaning tower) is an industrial town in Armenia, on the Kasakh river gorge approx. ...

External links

• Koriun, "The Life of Mashtots".
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10211a.htm