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Matenadaran Receives Fragment Of Manuscript Saved By Victim OfArmeni

MATENADARAN RECEIVES FRAGMENT OF MANUSCRIPT SAVED BY VICTIM OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

YEREVAN, APRIL 20. ARMINFO. A fragment of “Gospel of John” ancient
manuscript dated by the 10th century, was donated today to Matenadaran
by a representative of “Friends of Matenadaran” Benevolent Foundation
of France Claude Armen.

Director of Matenadaran academician Sen Arevshatyan noted that this
gift was dated to the opening of an exhibition in memory of Genocide
victims. He noted that along with ancient manuscripts 11.700 fragments
of manuscripts and parchments of IV-V centuries, the least and the
biggest manuscripts in the world, as well as unique letters concerned
with the first journey of Christopher Columbus to America are kept
in Matenadaran.

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