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| rdfs:comment | - Saint Mesrop Mashtots (also Mesrob, Mashtotz, Armenian: Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց; 361 or 362 - February 17, 440) was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. He 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 the Armenian Kingdom and Armenians living in the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire.
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| major shrine | - St. Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan, Armenia
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| Caption | - Statue of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, founder of the Armenian alphabet, at the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, Armenia. The original letters in their original shapes can be seen on the stone plaque.
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| feast day | - The Armenian Church remembers St. Mesrop , twice each year, first in July and then again on the Feast of the Holy Translators in October.
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| Birth Place | - Hatsik, Province of Taron, historical Armenia
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| abstract | - Saint Mesrop Mashtots (also Mesrob, Mashtotz, Armenian: Մեսրոպ Մաշտոց; 361 or 362 - February 17, 440) was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. He 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 the Armenian Kingdom and Armenians living in the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire.
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