The first written record is from the 9th and 10th centuries
or a complete series of songs performed during specific days of the liturgical calendar
Kaprapet monastery of Mush was one of the most well-known and oldest monasteries in Western Armenia
With their elaborate designs these manuscripts were a mean fir artistic expression
San Lazzaro is a small island which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhitarists
Sacred Vision Polyester The first written record isIn the history of Armenia, two significant events were fundamental in strengthening national identity. In 301, King Trdat III accepted Christianity as the national religion, and under the direction of St. Gregory, the Illuminator, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin was built. Little over one hundred years later, Mesrop Mashots invented the Armenian alphabet, in 405. The intent was to translate the Holy Bible into Armenian, to Armenianize the church