Arakelots Monastery ( , '' Mšo Surb Arakelots vank ' '' , " Holy Apostles Monastery of Mush " ) was an Armenian monastery in the historic province of Taron , 11 km south-east of Mush ( Muş ) , in present-day eastern Turkey . According to tradition , Gregory the Illuminator founded the monastery to house relics of several apostles . The monastery was , however , most likely built in the 11th century . During the 12th-13th centuries it was a major center of learning . In the following centuries it was expanded , destroyed and renovated . It remained one of the prominent monasteries of Turkish ( Western ) Armenia until the Armenian Genocide of 1915 , when it was attacked and subsequently abandoned . It remained standing until the 1960s when it was reportedly blown up . Today , ruins of the monastery are still visible
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Arakelots Monastery