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THE
ARMENIAN ALPHABET
St
Mesrob-Mashtotz
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The origins of the Armenian
alphabet were derived after the official adoption
of Christianity by King Tiridates III in 301 AD.
The difficult task of inventing the alphabet was
assigned to Mesrob-Mashtotz
whom the Armenian Church reveres among her
saints. After much research and many travels,
Mesrob was able to come up with the skeleton of
an alphabet. However, it did not meet the needs
of the Armenian language.
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According to tradition, while
meditating in a cave near the village of Palu, the saint
had a vision in which, "the hand of God wrote the
alphabet in letters of fire".
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was written in large capital letters of a
monumental character and size. Though nowadays
written in modern cursive script, the Armenian
alphabet has continued in use to the present day
with the original set of characters. This fact is
a great tribute to Mesrob. Click here for more
information on the Armenian alphabet.
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The Armenian
Alphabet
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