Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the National Library of Poland, located in the Palace of Commonwealth in Warsaw

25 February, 2026

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited the National Library of Poland, located in the Palace of Commonwealth in Warsaw. Accompanied by Director Tomasz Makowski, the Prime Minister toured the library and familiarized himself with its heritage.

On permanent display at the National Library is the Skevr Gospel, a parchment manuscript dated 1197. Its illuminations are attributed to Grigor Skevratsi, and the patron of the manuscript was Nerses of Lambron. According to the colophon, it was created in the year 647 of the Armenian calendar (1198/1199), during the reign of King Leo I of Armenia of the Rubenid dynasty and the Catholicosate of Gregory VI Apirat.

It was noted that in 1997, after confirming the Armenian identity of the Gospel and obtaining the necessary permissions, the manuscript was handed over to the Ordinary of the Armenian Rite faithful in Poland, Cardinal Józef Glemp. In 2006, responding to a request from representatives of the Polish-Armenian community, Archbishop and Primate Glemp signed an agreement with the Director of the National Library, under which the Gospel was deposited with the Library and is currently on display.

Other exhibits representing Armenian historical heritage are also presented at the National Library of Poland.

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