History of the Armenians

...from the undertaking of notable chroniclers . . . . not that we recorded these things by learning from ancient rumors, but we were ourselves eyewitnesses to the events and present at the spiritual works and the luminous, grace-filled teaching." See regarding these matters also in the History of the Armenians, Volume I, Page 668.

As to who Agathangelos The traditional author of the history of Armenia's conversion to Christianity; his name in Greek means "bringer of good news." was, we now know without doubt from his own extensive and sublime Preface original: "Yarajaban." This refers to the lengthy introductory section where the author identifies his origins and purpose., which we are now for the first time setting into print for our nation Refers to the Armenian people; this 1835 edition was a significant cultural milestone.. It is worthy to be called a "Newly Discovered Treasure," having remained hidden until now within the aforementioned ancient manuscript in the Parisian Library The Bibliothèque Nationale de France, which houses a significant collection of Armenian manuscripts..

For previously, all we knew of him was only from Khorenatsi Movses Khorenatsi (Moses of Chorene), the 5th-century author of the foundational "History of Armenia.", when he said on page 301: "The skilled secretary of Trdat King Tiridates III the Great.—"