Mesrop Mashtots Creates the Armenian Alphabet

405 CE · Ermenistan · cultural

The Armenian cleric Mesrop Mashtots devised the 36-letter Armenian alphabet, and the Bible was translated into Armenian.

It became the foundation of Armenian cultural identity and linguistic independence. | The strongest cultural foundation of Armenian national identity; the day the alphabet was invented is an Armenian holiday.

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What was Mesrop Mashtots Creates the Armenian Alphabet?
The Armenian cleric Mesrop Mashtots devised the 36-letter Armenian alphabet, and the Bible was translated into Armenian.
When did Mesrop Mashtots Creates the Armenian Alphabet happen?
405 CE
Where did Mesrop Mashtots Creates the Armenian Alphabet take place?
Ermenistan