
Armine Melkonyan, a senior researcher in the Department for the Study of Armenian Texts from the 5th to 14th Centuries and the Department of Manuscript Studies at the Matenadaran, participated in the international conference “Books, Music and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church” at the University of Helsinki and the National Library of Finland from 12 to 14 November 2025.
A. Melkonyan delivered a presentation entitled “For the enjoyment of…: Patrons of Medieval Armenian Liturgical Manuscripts”.
A. Melkonyan’s participation was sponsored by the H. Hovnanian Family Foundation’s Armenian Fellowships program.


