“Miracle-Worker” Shurishkan Gospel on display at the Matenadaran

On March 10, the Shurishkan Gospel, or Shurishkani Avetaran, went on exhibit at the Matenadaran, formally the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan. Before being established in Yerevan in 1939, the Matenadaran was a part of Saint Etchmiadzin. Armenian manuscripts date back to the 5th century when Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet, began producing them, as explained on the Matenadaran’s official page. While the Catholicosate has maintained a collection