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

First Christian Nation

Working from Greek and Syriac sources, Mesrop Mashtots and Catholicos Sahak Partev completed the translation of the full Bible into Armenian by approximately 434 AD — just 29 years after the alphabet itself was invented. Biblical scholars have called the Armenian Bible the "Queen of Translations" for its extraordinary fidelity and literary grace.

Working from Greek and Syriac sources, Mesrop Mashtots and Catholicos Sahak Partev completed the translation of the full Bible into Armenian by approximately 434 AD — just 29 years after the alphabet itself was invented. Biblical scholars have called the Armenian Bible the "Queen of Translations" for its extraordinary fidelity and literary grace.

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