According to a legend, Gregory the Illuminator buried the relics of John the Baptist under the chapel of the monastery.
Here are located the graves of many princes and military chiefs of the Mamikonyan family, including Musheg Mamikonyan, Gayl Vahan, Smbat Mamikonyan, and others.
In the 20s of the last century, the monastery was blown up by Turks, and only its ruins remain now. The Khachkars were smashed and used as a building material by Kurds settled in Mush.
The Armenian Genocide (1915–1921 ...) was not an accident of war, nor a tragic byproduct…
Introduction The first printed edition of the Bible in the Armenian language stands as one…
Armenopolis (modern-day Gherla, Romania) is a remarkable example of how the Armenian diaspora not only…
Regarding the Remarks of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group at the Permanent Council…
While empires rose and fell and borders shifted across millennia, one remarkable constant has endured:…
Former Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and Representative of the President of Russia, Ambassador…