Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Language & Literature

Mesrop Mashtots (c. 361-440) was not only the creator of the Armenian alphabet but also a linguist, theologian, and missionary who may have contributed to the Georgian alphabet as well.

Mesrop Mashtots (c. 361-440) was not only the creator of the Armenian alphabet but also a linguist, theologian, and missionary who may have contributed to the Georgian alphabet as well.

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