Mkhitar Gosh
Armenian priest and public figure (1130-1213) · Religious Figures · Died at 83
Mkhitar Gosh was an Armenian scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest. He is a representative figure of the Armenian Renaissance.
Mkhitar Gosh is read about 23 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 15 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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![Statue of Mkhitar Gosh in Armenia, holding his famous book Datastanagirk (Book of Law), which is the first Armenian legal text[1] to cover secular and ecclesiastical matters, begun in 1184. Gosh's code formed the basis for all later Armenian law codes, both that of Smbat in Cilican Armenia and those adaptations used in the diaspora farther afield.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mkhitar_Gosh_Datastanagirq.jpg/330px-Mkhitar_Gosh_Datastanagirq.jpg)
About this person
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1130 to 1213 · aged 83
