Akner was one of the most significant monasteries of Cilician Armenia . It was built by the king Levon II in 1198 – 1203 AD and was anointed by the Catholicos of Cilician Armenia Gregory Apirat . Akner 's foundation coincided with Cilician Armenia 's golden age ; that is why it was also functioning as the place of '' council of war '' and '' ecclesiastical council '' . We have eulogizing notes left from Armenian historians ( listed below ) about Akner monastery : Akner monastery played a big role in Cilician Armenia 's enlightening , cultural and spiritual life . Besides the monastic functions it has : In the short period Akner became famous of its high-level manuscriptal and drawing craft . Akner was highly associated with many other medieval Armenia '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 monsatery . Since the early 13th century . '' ' Akner 's religious house ' '' existed in the monastery . In 1273 A.D. Grigor Aknertsi became a leader of Akner 's order . He has written " The history of Nestorians " ( ) book referring to Mikayel Asori 's works . The 13th century was a period of growth and Akner 's religious house collaborating with another Cilician Armenia 's abbeys like Grner and Bardzraberd monasteries created a graphic 's school famed in all medieval world . In Akner monastery studied many enlightened personalities like Poghos ( ) , Grigor ( ) , Karapet ( ) , Hovhannes ( ) , Ruben ( ) , Barsegh ( ) monks and many others . Akner 's religious house has a spirited participation in Cilician Armenia 's different scopes of activity . Armenian Catholicos Grigor Anavarzatsi 7th ( ) it the letter to the king Levon II in 1306 A.D. says " Akner 's religious house consists of very decent , exemplary , clever people " . It the year 1307th at the great ecclesiastica assembly in the capital Sis Akner 's religious house , headed by Vardan archimandrite and Sargis abbot , has also taken party . King Hetum 1st after his retirement in 1270 has a solitary life inside Akner monastery . In Akner monastery was buried the heart of the king Levon II , Paghtin Marajakht , many princes , abbots and monks . Approximately in 1375 manastery was damaged by Mameluks . But many years later it was reconstructed and in the 18th century , Akner was a functionong Armenian monastery in Adana province of Ottoman empire . At the Hamidian massacres in 1896 the monastery was heavily ruined
Hamidian massacres
Hamidian massacres
Akner monastery