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Mesrop Mashtots | |
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| Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց | |
 This 1882 painting by Stepanos Nersissian (now kept at the Pontifical Residence in Etchmiadzin) is a commonly reproduced image of Mashtots.[1] | |
| Born | c. 361 |
| Died | February 17, 440 (traditional date)[3][4] |
| Resting place | Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church, Oshakan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation(s) | Court secretary, missionary, militaryman, inventor |
| Era | Armenian Golden Age |
| Known for | Inventing the Armenian alphabet |
Mesrop Mashtots (; Armenian: Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց Mesrop Maštoc'; Eastern Armenian: [mɛsˈɾop maʃˈtotsʰ]; Western Armenian: [mɛsˈɾob maʃˈtotsʰ]; 362 – February 17, 440 AD) was an Armenian linguist, composer, theologian, statesman, and hymnologist in the Sasanian Empire. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church.
He is best known for inventing the Armenian alphabet c. 405 AD, which was a fundamental step in strengthening Armenian national identity.[5] He is also considered to be the creator of the Caucasian Albanian and Georgian alphabets by a number of scholars.[6][7][8][9][10]
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- ^ Jost, Gippert (2011). "The script of the Caucasian Albanians in the light of the Sinai palimpsests". Die Entstehung der kaukasischen Alphabete als kulturhistorisches Phänomen: Referate des internationalen Symposions (Wien, 1.-4. Dezember 2005) = The creation of the Caucasian alphabets as phenomenon of cultural history. Vienna: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press. pp. 39–50. ISBN 9783700170884.
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After the Armenian alphabet Mesrop also devised one for the Caucasian Albanians.