Koryun was the earliest Armenian-language historian. Writing in the fifth century, his "Life of Mesrob" contains many details about the evangelization of Armenia and the invention of the Armenian alphabet. Some Armenian and European scholars, such as G. Alishan, O. Torosyan, G. Fintigliyan, A. Sarukhan, G. Ter-Mkrtchyan (Miaban), S. Weber and others, have speculated that Koryun could have been an ethnic Georgian (Iberian) or Georgian-Armenian.

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  • Koryun was the earliest Armenian-language historian. Writing in the fifth century, his "Life of Mesrob" contains many details about the evangelization of Armenia and the invention of the Armenian alphabet. Some Armenian and European scholars, such as G. Alishan, O. Torosyan, G. Fintigliyan, A. Sarukhan, G. Ter-Mkrtchyan (Miaban), S. Weber and others, have speculated that Koryun could have been an ethnic Georgian (Iberian) or Georgian-Armenian. Having received his early education under Mesrob Mashtots, Koryun went to Byzantium for higher studies, returning to Armenia with other students in 432. Later, he was appointed Bishop of Georgia. He has been listed among the junior translators. His style is original, but somewhat obscure due to grammatical irregularities. To him have been attributed the translations of the three apocryphal books of the Maccabees. Koryun was the origin of the claim that the Georgian alphabet was created by Mesrob Mashtots .
  • Korioun, dit Skantchéli (« L'Admirable »), est un religieux et un historien arménien du V siècle. Il est l'un des saints traducteurs et donc disciple de Mesrop Machtots, dont il a rédigé une biographie.
  • Корюн (гг. рождения и смерти неизвестны) — армянский историк, писатель и переводчик 5 в. , ученик создателя армянского алфавита Месропа Маштоца. Ему принадлежит «Житие Маштоца», в котором он дал подробную биографию своего учителя, описал его просветительскую деятельность и изложил наиболее достоверную историю создания армянской, а также грузинской и албанской (агванской) письменности.
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  • Koryun was the earliest Armenian-language historian. Writing in the fifth century, his "Life of Mesrob" contains many details about the evangelization of Armenia and the invention of the Armenian alphabet. Some Armenian and European scholars, such as G. Alishan, O. Torosyan, G. Fintigliyan, A. Sarukhan, G. Ter-Mkrtchyan (Miaban), S. Weber and others, have speculated that Koryun could have been an ethnic Georgian (Iberian) or Georgian-Armenian.
  • Korioun, dit Skantchéli (« L'Admirable »), est un religieux et un historien arménien du V siècle. Il est l'un des saints traducteurs et donc disciple de Mesrop Machtots, dont il a rédigé une biographie.
  • Корюн (гг. рождения и смерти неизвестны) — армянский историк, писатель и переводчик 5 в. , ученик создателя армянского алфавита Месропа Маштоца.
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  • Koryun
  • Korioun
  • Корюн
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