The Church of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island is one of the most notable monuments of medieval Armenian architecture. It was built during the heyday of the Kingdom of Vaspurakan and is associated with the name of Gagik Artsruni.
The Armenian script was created at the beginning of the 5th century through the efforts of Mesrop Mashtots and marked the beginning of the golden age of Armenian written culture. The article presents Mashtots's biography and the testimonies of Koryun and Khorenatsi about the creation of the script.
On May 26, 451, on the field of Avarayr, the Armenian army led by Vardan Mamikonian fought against Sasanian Iran for the sake of the Christian faith. According to Yeghishe and Ghazar Parpetsi, the battle ended in a military defeat, but the Armenians preserved their faith.
How the Armenian Church turned the defeat at Avarayr into a memory and a foundation of national identity. According to the testimonies of Yeghishe and Ghazar Parpetsi: the figure of Shushanik Mamikonian, the heroic deed of the Vardanants, and the Treaty of Nvarsak.
The Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin is the spiritual center of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest cathedrals in the world. The tradition of Agathangelos links it to the vision of Gregory the Illuminator, while archaeology reveals the complex history of the building.
Armenia was the first country in the world to proclaim Christianity as its state religion. The article tells about the testimonies of Gregory the Illuminator, King Tiridates III (Trdat III), and Agathangelos.
Introduction: In Armenian medieval literature, very few authors have left a first-person account of their own life. Anania Shirakatsi has. His autobiographical work, "Vasn vorpisut'ean kenats' iwrots'" ("On the Circumstances of His Life"), is a rare document; the seventh-century scientist himself wrote...
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