History of the Armenians

For Parpetsi Ghazar Parpetsi, the 5th-century historian mentioned on the previous page. says that the blessed Agathangelos recounted:

"The conversion of this land of the Armenians . . . to the truth of the knowledge of God, through the hand of the holy Martyr Grigoris Saint Gregory the Illuminator, the patron saint of Armenia.; in whose name they also designate and call the book itself: the 'Grigoris'." — Page 7.

Now, regarding this magnificent and golden Volume Matean: a classical Armenian term for a formal book or codex, often implying a work of high religious or historical value, which until now has been corrupted in many places and rendered unintelligible by the ignorance of printers, or rather, primarily due to the lack of choice Manuscript copies—to present it now in the light of day, flawlessly and according to the most select readings with all faithfulness, seven Copies The editor is explaining his methodology for this edition, having compared seven different handwritten manuscripts to fix errors found in earlier printed versions. have aided us:

A. The Parisian copy, whose Colophon Yishatakaran: a scribal note or "memorial" characteristic of Armenian manuscripts, detailing when, where, and by whom a book was copied is this:

"Written by Vardan the priest in the Armenian Year 703 The Armenian calendar begins in 551 AD; therefore, the year 703 corresponds to 1254 AD. in the city of Rome."