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_Greenland._The_Herrnhut_mission_station_Lichtenfels_(11943529563).jpg) The Herrnhut mission station Lichtenfels (c.1900) | |
  Akunnaat Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 63°03′00″N 50°24′36″W / 63.05000°N 50.41000°W | |
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Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | 
Greenland |
| Municipality |
 Sermersooq |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Akunnaat (older spelling: Akúnât) is a former community in southern Greenland on the island of Akonemiok [1] or Qeqertarsuatsiaat, [2] [3] 3 miles (4.8 km) from the trading post of Fisher's Inlet ( Danish: Fiskernæsset, the modern settlement of Qeqertarsuatsiaat).
The settlement was founded as the Moravian mission of Lichtenfels (variously translated from the German as "Light Rock", [1] "Light of the Rock", [4] or "Rock of Light" [5]) by Matthias Stach, the brothers Jens and Peter Haven, [6] and four Inuit families in 1748, [7] 1754, [1] 1757, [6] or 1758. [8] Following the first conversions in 1760 [8] or 1761, [6] the population of the settlement rose to around 300. [8] The mission was surrendered to the Lutheran Church of Denmark in 1900. [9]
References
- ^ a b c Cranz, David & al. The History of Greenland: including an account of the mission carried on by the United Brethren in that country. Longman, 1820.
- ^ Del, Anden. " Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie Archived 2012-07-15 at the Wayback Machine" ["Greenland as Part of the Biblical Narrative – a Study of the 18th-Century"]. (in Danish)
- ^ Also given as Kikertarsocitsiak in Brewster, David. " Greenland". The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832.
- ^ Brightwell, Cecilia Lucy. Romance of modern missions. The Religious Tract Society, 1870.
- ^ Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Gospel in All Lands. A.D.F. Randolph, 1885.
- ^ a b c American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. " Biography: Life of Matthew Stach". The Missionary Herald, #19. Samuel T. Armstrong, 1823.
- ^ Lüdecke, Cornelia. " East Meets West: Meteorological observations of the Moravians in Greenland and Labrador since the 18th century Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". History of Meteorology 2, 2005.
- ^ a b c " Mission in Greenland". The Christian Library: Comprising a Series of Standard Works in Religious Literature. Key & Biddle, 1833.
- ^ Wittman, P. " Greenland". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Co. (New York), 1909. Accessed 28 Apr 2012.
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The Herrnhut mission station Lichtenfels (c.1900) | |
Akunnaat Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 63°03′00″N 50°24′36″W / 63.05000°N 50.41000°W | |
| State |
Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |
Greenland |
| Municipality |
Sermersooq |
| Time zone | UTC-03 |
Akunnaat (older spelling: Akúnât) is a former community in southern Greenland on the island of Akonemiok [1] or Qeqertarsuatsiaat, [2] [3] 3 miles (4.8 km) from the trading post of Fisher's Inlet ( Danish: Fiskernæsset, the modern settlement of Qeqertarsuatsiaat).
The settlement was founded as the Moravian mission of Lichtenfels (variously translated from the German as "Light Rock", [1] "Light of the Rock", [4] or "Rock of Light" [5]) by Matthias Stach, the brothers Jens and Peter Haven, [6] and four Inuit families in 1748, [7] 1754, [1] 1757, [6] or 1758. [8] Following the first conversions in 1760 [8] or 1761, [6] the population of the settlement rose to around 300. [8] The mission was surrendered to the Lutheran Church of Denmark in 1900. [9]
References
- ^ a b c Cranz, David & al. The History of Greenland: including an account of the mission carried on by the United Brethren in that country. Longman, 1820.
- ^ Del, Anden. " Grønland som del af den bibelske fortælling – en 1700-tals studie Archived 2012-07-15 at the Wayback Machine" ["Greenland as Part of the Biblical Narrative – a Study of the 18th-Century"]. (in Danish)
- ^ Also given as Kikertarsocitsiak in Brewster, David. " Greenland". The Edinburgh Encyclopedia, Vol 10. J. & E. Parker, 1832.
- ^ Brightwell, Cecilia Lucy. Romance of modern missions. The Religious Tract Society, 1870.
- ^ Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Gospel in All Lands. A.D.F. Randolph, 1885.
- ^ a b c American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. " Biography: Life of Matthew Stach". The Missionary Herald, #19. Samuel T. Armstrong, 1823.
- ^ Lüdecke, Cornelia. " East Meets West: Meteorological observations of the Moravians in Greenland and Labrador since the 18th century Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine". History of Meteorology 2, 2005.
- ^ a b c " Mission in Greenland". The Christian Library: Comprising a Series of Standard Works in Religious Literature. Key & Biddle, 1833.
- ^ Wittman, P. " Greenland". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Co. (New York), 1909. Accessed 28 Apr 2012.
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