Bishop Sahag and Mashtotz (right) Sculpture by Alan Baughman

Mashtotz

Mesrop Mashtotz in Eastern Europe tried desperately to fit other alphabets to his language, Armenian. Mashtotz wanted to strengthen Armenia, the first “Christian nation,” against other religions and preserve ethnic unity. Finally, he “received the alphabet in a heavenly vision.” Mashtotz and Bishop Sahag then translated the Bible and set up schools.

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