Day of Invention of Armenian alphabet

“… And the God, who implements the will of those who have fear from him, hears Mesrop’s prayers and shows him the alphabet in a wonderful vision, and not in a sleeping dream but while being awake. Mesrop can see in that vision that he writes on a stone which was in front of him.” (M. Khorenatsi “History of Armenia”)

Getting the letters Mesrop Mashtots translates the first sentence from the Holy Book from Solomon’s Book of Proverbs “To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.” This was the first sentence written in Armenian letters by the Armenian Great Teacher.

As priest Yesa Artenyan told during the interview with “Aysor.am” that gift given by God – the newly invented letters – St. Mesrop brings to Armenia and those letters become the weapon of survival for the Armenians through centuries.

The Armenian alphabet was created in 405 AD. Mesrop Mashtots arrives to Samosat city, finds the skilled Greek writer by the name of Hropanos who helps Mashtots with his invention, the newly-created art of writing. Each of the letters had its name: “Ayb, Ben, Gym, Da…”