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The Armenian alphabet was a tool to greater unify Armenians living in the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Empire, giving a Christian identity to the Armenian people. [26] The alphabet was the key to the survival of the Armenian culture and identity, providing the cohesive forces in society with a standard around which to rally. [27] In time ...
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The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the 1500th anniversary of the Armenian alphabet in 1912–13 [143] and the 1600th anniversary of the birth of Mashtots in 1961. [ 119 ] In May 1962 the 1600th anniversary of the birth of Mashtots was marked with "massive official celebrations" in Soviet Armenia , which had a "powerful impact on Armenian ...
The Matenadaran (Armenian: Մատենադարան), officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, [a] is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia.
A 1962 statue of Mashtots (seated) and Koriun (kneeling) by Ghukas Chubaryan in front of the Matenadaran in Yerevan. Koriun (Old Armenian: Կորիւն; [a] also transliterated as Koriwn, Koryun, Coriun) was a fifth-century Armenian author and translator. He was the youngest student of Mesrop Mashtots, the inventor of the Armenian alphabet.
The Armenian script, along with the Georgian, was used by the poet Sayat-Nova in his Armenian poems. [26] An Armenian alphabet was an official script for the Kurdish language in 1921–1928 in Soviet Armenia. [27] The Armeno-Tats, who've historically spoken Tat, wrote their language in the Armenian alphabet. [28]
Armenian National University of Architecture and Construction, Kentron District: Dino de Ranieri: 2012 Alexander Mantashev: Abovyan Street, Kentron district: Tigran Arzumanyan 2012 Vahram Papazyan: Vahram Papazyan street, Arabkir district: Levon Tokmajyan 2013 Garo Kahkejian: Ernst Thälmann School no. 13, Arshakunyats Avenue, Kentron district ...
The author explained the symbolism of the coat of arms as follows: the edges of the six feathers of the eagle's outstretched wings turn into an ornament — these are six vowel letters of the Armenian alphabet, and below 36 feathers, this is a quote from the Armenian poet Gevorg Emin: a regiment of 36 people defended the nation, these are words ...