Saint Mesrop the Teacher

Memorial

• 19 February

Profile

Worked with Saint Isaac the Great in the formation of the Armenian Church. Civil servant. Missionary to Armenia and Georgia. Developed the alphabet for writing Armenian. Organized schools and a translation of the Bible into Armenian, translating the New Testament himself.

Born

• c.345

Died

• 439 at Valarshapat, Armenia of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation