Tigran Honents was a rich Armenian trader of the early 13th century, during the Zakarid period. He is especially known for his dedication of the Church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents in Ani, in Turkey's province of Kars next to the closed border with Armenia in 1215.[1][2]
^Kalas 2008, pp. 211–212 p.211: "The Church of St. Gregory of Tigran Honents, dated by an inscription in Armenian on the exterior of the church to 2015." p.212: "The church dedicated to St. Gregory the llluminator, was founded by the wealthy merchant Tigran Honents in 1215, when the city was under the control of Zakarians."
^Kalas 2008, p. 213 "The last scene, however, is devoted to St. Nino, the evangelist of Georgia, and depicts the miracle of the life-giving pillar, one of the key events in the establishment of Christianity in Georgia. Eastmond argues: "although the donor of the church (Tigran Honents) was Armenian, the church served a larger community at Ani composed of both Armenians and Georgians"."
TigranHonents was a rich Armenian trader of the early 13th century, during the Zakarid period. He is especially known for his dedication of the Church...
The Church of St Gregory of TigranHonents, or Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator is a medieval religious structure located in Ani, in Turkey's Kars...
the Zakarids and was commissioned by the wealthy Armenian merchant TigranHonents. Its plan is of a type called a domed hall. In front of its entrance...
kings) for their names and titles. In the dedicatory inscription of TigranHonents, the Zakarians are referred to as the only "overlords", and the "powerful...
"7 - The 'Islamicness' of Some Decorative Patterns in the Church of TigranHonents in Ani". Architecture and landscape in medieval Anatolia, 1100-1500...
Architecture - VirtualANI - The Church of TigranHonents". virtualani.org. "Church of Saint Gregory of TigranHonents in Ani". Turkish Archaeological News...
In addition, Ani hosted several other palaces such as the Merchant's(TigranHonents) Palace, one of the best surviving examples of secular Armenian architecture...
medallions (evoking motifs found on Sassanid textiles) in the church of TigranHonents at Ani. P Donabedian and J. M. Thierry, Armenian Art, New York, 1979...
1017/S0038713400131525. ISSN 0038-7134. JSTOR 20060787. "Church of Saint Gregory of TigranHonents in Ani". Turkish Archaeological News. 10 December 2023. Nersessian,...
(2017). "The 'Islamicness' of Some Decorative Patterns in the Church of TigranHonents in Ani". In Blessing, Patricia (ed.). Architecture and Landscape in...
Sixteen scenes depicting Gregorys life are painted in the Church of TigranHonents in Ani (1215), that contains the most complete painted interior of all...
archaeological/touristic gazetteer and map set for the historical monuments of Armenia. Tigran Mets. ISBN 9789993052289. Retrieved 13 February 2011. Mircea Eliade; Charles...
whose control the cathedral prospered. In 1213 the wealthy merchant TigranHonents restored the cathedral's steps. Ani's long-term decline began in 1239...
Archaeological/touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia. Tigran Mets. p. 48. ISBN 978-99930-52-28-9. The gavit of S. Astvatsatsin was built...
Khosrovidukht (sister of Tiridates III of Armenia) Kamsarakan Palace in Ani TigranHonents (Merchants) Palace Dashtadem Palace Amberd Castle Palace Korikos Castle...
(2017). "The 'Islamicness' of Some Decorative Patterns in the Church of TigranHonents in Ani". In Blessing, Patricia (ed.). Architecture and Landscape in...
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