A lecture by Prof. Hamlet Petrosyan | Chair of Cultural Studies, Yerevan State University

2 May 2023 | 14:00-16:00 h | Faculty of Catholic Theology | Hörsaal 106 | Universitätsplatz 1 | Salzburg

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Armenian National Academy of Sciences | Early Christian Archaeology in Armenia

The fourth to seventh centuries were formative in the art and culture of Armenia. This era witnessed the conversion of the land to Christianity, the invention of the Armenian alphabet and the consequent development of a literary tradition, the formulation of a specific understanding of the nature of Christ, and the emergence of a striking and robust visual tradition.