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107: 644:' "History of Armenia". About 30 manuscripts telling about different events and historical personalities. The painting school of Akner's religious house was exercising a new technique of paintings and iconography with the uniformity of human bodies and realistic images so characteristic of them. They using a distinctive technology of painting finding unique solutions. Best example of their style contains the book "The Bible of the queen Keran" ( 114: 82: 509:'s monasteries. Manuscripts of Petros, David, Barsegh, Ghazar, Vardan, Nerses, Serovbe (son of Nerses) and some other monks told about unsurpassed skill of hand-writing and graphical works in Akner monastery. Since the early 13th century. 632:
Institute contains numerous manuscripts and books written in Akner since 1215 to 1342 A.D. There are a long list of works from Akner like chronicles, Bibles, reproductions of works of
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In the short period Akner became famous of its high-level manuscriptal and drawing craft. Akner was highly associated with many other
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existed in the monastery. In 1273 A.D. Grigor Aknertsi became a leader of Akner's order. He has written "The history of Nestorians" (
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after his retirement in 1270 has a solitary life inside Akner monastery. In Akner monastery was buried the heart of the king
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Akner's religious house, headed by Vardan archimandrite and Sargis abbot, has also taken party. King
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in 1306 A.D. says "Akner's religious house consists of very decent, exemplary, clever people".
808: 187: 53: 8: 426: 182: 618: 598: 743: 694: 653: 645: 580: 568: 560: 552: 544: 536: 528: 514: 488:'s enlightening, cultural and spiritual life. Besides the monastic functions it has: 472: 458: 444: 430: 416: 365: 354: 343: 325: 309: 297: 272: 264: 237: 207: 637: 576: 522: 485: 397: 393: 390: 382: 289: 498:
Matenadaran (storage of medieval Armenian books, manuscripts) and picture gallery.
697:«Ականց կամ Ակների վանքը»), article 5 at "medeaval book's researches", Vienna 1953 633: 575:) monks and many others. Akner's religious house has a spirited participation in 614: 217: 777: 579:'s different scopes of activity. Armenian Catholicos Grigor Anavarzatsi 7th ( 412: 152: 139: 641: 321: 216:, Akner vank') is a destroyed Armenian monastery near the Eğner village of 768:"Wrighting school or Akner" by S. Melik-Bakhshyan, Yerevan 1968, chapter 8 629: 624: 252:". The monastery was built up in the place full of flowing streams near 640:, Sharakans (collections of Armenian hymns), reproductions of works of 527:
In Akner monastery studied many enlightened personalities like Poghos (
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It the year 1307th at the great ecclesiastica assembly in the capital
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High level of creating manuscripts and handwritten books.
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Kirakos Gandzaketsi's "History of Armenia", Yerevan 1982
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Manuscripts from Akner in a good state of preservation
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in 1198–1203 AD and was anointed by the Catholicos of
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Christian monasteries established in the 12th century
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Akner was one of the most significant monasteries of
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1203
759:"Christian Armenia" Encyclopaedia, Yerevan 2002, p30 724:"Cilicia's Monasteries" by H. Voskyan, Vienna 1957 706:"Cilicia's Monasteries" by H. Voskyan, Vienna 1957 675:"Ethnology" (volume 2) by M. Ormanyan, Cyprus 1914 804:Buildings and structures demolished in the 1890s 775: 742:"Cilician Miniature 12th and 13th Centuries" ( 338:Akner monastery consisted of three churches: 799:1896 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire 232:The monastery was known by different names: 750:)by L. Azaryan, Jerusalem 1964, pages 76–88 256:village that geographically correspond to 693:"Akants or Akner abbey" by N. Akinyan (in 621:in 1896 the monastery was heavily ruined. 66:Ceased functioning as a monastery in 1896 784:Destroyed Armenian monasteries in Turkey 684:"Sisuan" by Ghevond Alishan, Venice 1885 748:Կիլիկյան մանրանկարչությունը XII–XIII դդ 288:Akner monastery was built not far from 113: 54:Ecclesiastical or organizational status 776: 484:Akner monastery played a big role in 361:) meaning Saint Jack (or Saint Sign). 336:) in the hilly place full of brooks. 396:. Akner's foundation coincided with 13: 14: 825: 501:House of Armenian church musics. 465:, Hetum Patmich) (14th century) 112: 105: 80: 762: 495:Medieval school and university. 283: 753: 736: 727: 718: 709: 700: 687: 678: 669: 350:) meaning Saint Mother of God. 1: 663: 587:) it the letter to the king 519:Պատմութիւն վասն ազգին նետողաց 260:village at the present time. 227: 7: 794:Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 385:. It was built by the king 10: 830: 376: 353:St. Hakob (or St. Nshan) ( 244:) (or Aknaghbyur) both in 747: 657: 649: 584: 572: 564: 556: 548: 540: 532: 518: 476: 462: 448: 434: 420: 372:) meaning Saint Apostles. 369: 358: 347: 329: 313: 301: 277:the temple at the streams 268: 241: 211: 193: 181: 173: 168: 129: 100: 92: 75: 70: 62: 52: 42: 37:Armenian Apostolic Church 30: 25: 18: 650:Կեռան թագուհու Ավետարանը 511:Akner's religious house 406:ecclesiastical council 359:Սբ. Հակոբ (or Սբ. Նշան) 131:Geographic coordinates 658:Ի վանս, որ կոչի Ակներ 246:Old Armenian Language 47:Mediterranean Region 585:Գրիգոր Է Անավարզեցի 427:Kirakos Gandzaketsi 153:37.4509°N 35.4618°E 149: /  121:Shown within Turkey 619:Hamidian massacres 342:St. Astvadzatzin ( 479:) (17th century) 469:David Baghishetsi 451:) (13th century) 437:) (13th century) 435:Կիրակոս Գանձակեցի 423:) (12th century) 334:Mountainous river 273:Armenian language 201: 200: 821: 769: 766: 760: 757: 751: 749: 740: 734: 731: 725: 722: 716: 713: 707: 704: 698: 691: 685: 682: 676: 673: 659: 651: 638:Grigor Narekatsi 586: 577:Cilician Armenia 574: 566: 558: 550: 542: 534: 523:Cilician Armenia 520: 507:medieval Armenia 486:Cilician Armenia 478: 464: 450: 436: 422: 398:Cilician Armenia 391:Cilician Armenia 383:Cilician Armenia 371: 360: 349: 331: 315: 303: 290:Cilician Armenia 270: 243: 215: 164: 163: 161: 160: 159: 158:37.4509; 35.4618 154: 150: 147: 146: 145: 142: 116: 115: 109: 85: 84: 16: 15: 829: 828: 824: 823: 822: 820: 819: 818: 774: 773: 772: 767: 763: 758: 754: 741: 737: 732: 728: 723: 719: 714: 710: 705: 701: 692: 688: 683: 679: 674: 670: 666: 634:Mesrop Mashtots 627: 592: 526: 483: 455:Hetum Historian 379: 364:St. Arakelots ( 337: 318:higher fortress 286: 263:Akants Anapat ( 230: 204:Akner monastery 177:Armenian church 157: 155: 151: 148: 143: 140: 138: 136: 135: 125: 124: 123: 122: 119: 118: 117: 79: 58:Damaged in 1896 20: 19:Akner monastery 12: 11: 5: 827: 817: 816: 811: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 771: 770: 761: 752: 735: 726: 717: 708: 699: 686: 677: 667: 665: 662: 626: 623: 615:Ottoman empire 611:Adana province 551:), Hovhannes ( 503: 502: 499: 496: 493: 481: 480: 477:Դավիթ Բաղիշեցի 466: 452: 449:Վահրամ Րաբունի 438: 424: 402:council of war 394:Gregory Apirat 378: 375: 374: 373: 362: 351: 348:Սբ. Աստվածածին 285: 282: 281: 280: 261: 229: 226: 218:Adana province 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 185: 179: 178: 175: 171: 170: 166: 165: 133: 127: 126: 120: 111: 110: 104: 103: 102: 101: 98: 97: 94: 90: 89: 87:Adana province 77: 73: 72: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 56: 50: 49: 44: 40: 39: 34: 28: 27: 23: 22: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 826: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 781: 779: 765: 756: 745: 739: 730: 721: 712: 703: 696: 690: 681: 672: 668: 661: 655: 647: 643: 639: 635: 631: 622: 620: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 596: 590: 582: 578: 570: 562: 554: 546: 538: 530: 524: 516: 512: 508: 500: 497: 494: 491: 490: 489: 487: 474: 470: 467: 463:Հեթում Պատմիչ 460: 456: 453: 446: 442: 441:Vahram Rabuni 439: 432: 428: 425: 421:Սամուել Անեցի 418: 414: 413:Samuel Anetsi 411: 410: 409: 407: 403: 399: 395: 392: 388: 384: 367: 363: 356: 352: 345: 341: 340: 339: 335: 327: 323: 319: 311: 307: 299: 295: 291: 278: 274: 266: 262: 259: 255: 251: 247: 239: 235: 234: 233: 225: 223: 219: 214: 209: 205: 196: 192: 189: 186: 184: 180: 176: 172: 167: 162: 134: 132: 128: 108: 99: 95: 91: 88: 83: 78: 74: 69: 65: 61: 57: 55: 51: 48: 45: 41: 38: 35: 33: 29: 24: 17: 809:1203 in Asia 764: 755: 738: 729: 720: 711: 702: 689: 680: 671: 642:Agatangeghos 628: 567:), Barsegh ( 543:), Karapet ( 510: 504: 482: 405: 401: 380: 370:Սբ. Առաքելոց 333: 322:Seyhan River 317: 287: 284:The exterior 276: 269:Ականց Անապատ 257: 253: 249: 231: 212: 203: 202: 169:Architecture 630:Matenadaran 535:), Grigor ( 306:Bardzraberd 156: / 32:Affiliation 778:Categories 664:References 559:), Ruben ( 314:Բարձրաբերդ 220:of modern 213:Ակներ վանք 144:35°27′42″E 141:37°27′03″N 21:Ակներ վանք 617:. At the 599:Hetum 1st 557:Հովհաննես 330:Սարան գետ 228:Etymology 197:1203 A.D. 194:Completed 744:Armenian 695:Armenian 654:Armenian 646:Armenian 607:Mameluks 603:Levon II 589:Levon II 581:Armenian 569:Armenian 561:Armenian 553:Armenian 545:Armenian 537:Armenian 529:Armenian 515:Armenian 473:Armenian 459:Armenian 445:Armenian 431:Armenian 417:Armenian 387:Levon II 366:Armenian 355:Armenian 344:Armenian 326:Armenian 310:Armenian 298:Armenian 265:Armenian 238:Armenian 208:Armenian 188:Armenian 76:Location 71:Location 26:Religion 565:Ըռուբեն 549:Կարապետ 377:History 304:) and 294:Tsakhut 236:Akner ( 573:Բարսեղ 541:Գրիգոր 332:) for 316:) for 302:Ցախուտ 275:means 250:brooks 248:mean " 222:Turkey 96:Turkey 63:Status 43:Region 533:Պողոս 271:) in 258:Eğner 254:Akner 242:Ակներ 183:Style 93:State 404:and 174:Type 660:). 613:of 595:Sis 780:: 746:: 656:: 648:: 636:, 583:: 571:: 563:: 555:: 547:: 539:: 531:: 517:: 475:: 461:: 447:: 433:: 419:: 368:: 357:: 346:: 328:: 312:: 300:: 267:: 240:: 224:. 210:: 471:( 457:( 443:( 429:( 415:( 324:( 308:( 296:( 279:. 206:(

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Affiliation
Armenian Apostolic Church
Mediterranean Region
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Turkey
Adana province
Akner monastery is located in Turkey
Geographic coordinates
37°27′03″N 35°27′42″E / 37.4509°N 35.4618°E / 37.4509; 35.4618
Style
Armenian
Armenian
Adana province
Turkey
Armenian
Old Armenian Language
Armenian
Armenian language
Cilician Armenia
Tsakhut
Armenian
Bardzraberd
Armenian
Seyhan River
Armenian
Armenian
Armenian
Armenian
Cilician Armenia
Levon II

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