Saint Mesrob

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Saint Mesrop Mashtots (Armenian:"Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց") (360 - February 17, 440) was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. He was born in Taron.

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 Mesrop Mashtots, he also invented the Caucasian Albanian and Georgian alphabets.

He is buried in Oshakan, a village 8 km southwest from Ashtarak.

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