Posted 07/30/2011 3:55 pm
Thanks Bob... I think you nailed it...
The Loriloi mint makes a lot of religious medals and I just found who I think this person may be:
" 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. "
The above is an illustration of Mesrop Mashtots from a 1776 manuscript.
Statue of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, founder of the Armenian alphabet, at the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, Armenia. The original letters (i.e. only uppercase) in their original shapes can be seen on the stone plaque.
Born 361 or 362 AD
Hatsik, Province of Taron, historical Armenia
Died February 17, 440
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Honored in Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine St. Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan, Armenia
Feast The Armenian Church remembers St. Mesrop (together with St. Sahak), twice each year, first in July and then again on the Feast of the Holy Translators in October
Thanks again Bob...Now If I could only translate this to what it says..
The Loriloi mint makes a lot of religious medals and I just found who I think this person may be:
" 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. "
The above is an illustration of Mesrop Mashtots from a 1776 manuscript.
Statue of Saint Mesrop Mashtots, founder of the Armenian alphabet, at the Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan, Armenia. The original letters (i.e. only uppercase) in their original shapes can be seen on the stone plaque.
Born 361 or 362 AD
Hatsik, Province of Taron, historical Armenia
Died February 17, 440
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Honored in Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenian Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine St. Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan, Armenia
Feast The Armenian Church remembers St. Mesrop (together with St. Sahak), twice each year, first in July and then again on the Feast of the Holy Translators in October
Thanks again Bob...Now If I could only translate this to what it says..
