The Monastery of Iviron (Georgian: ქართველთა მონასტერი, romanized: kartvelta monast'eri; Greek: Μονή Ιβήρων, romanized: Monḗ Ivirōn) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece.
 Monastery as seen from a nearby trail | |
  Location within Mount Athos | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Monastery of Iviron |
| Order | formerly Georgian Orthodox Church now Patriarchate of Constantinople |
| Established | between 980-983 AD |
| Dedicated to | Dormition of the Theotokos |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | John the Iberian and John Tornike |
| Prior | Archimandrite Elder Nathanael |
| Important associated figures | George of Athos, John Tornike, John the Iberian, Euthymius of Athos, Archimandrite Averchie |
| Site | |
| Location |  Mount Athos, Greece |
| Coordinates | 40°14′44″N 24°17′05″E / 40.2455°N 24.2848°E |
| Public access | Men only |
History
editThe monastery was built under the supervision of two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and John Tornike between AD 980–83 and housed Georgian clergy and priests. It was founded on the site of the former Monastery of Clement. John the Iberian was appointed as the abbot of the newly founded monastery in 980. In 1005, Euthymius the Iberian became the secondary abbot of Iviron Monastery.[1] In Greek, Iviron literally means "of the Iberians". The monastery ranks third in the Athonite hierarchy of 20 sovereign monasteries.[2]
Notable people
edit- John Tornike (died 985)
- John the Iberian (died c. 1002)
- Euthymius of Athos (c. 955-1028)
- George the Hagiorite (1009-1065)
- Archimandrite Averchie (1806/1818–?), Aromanian monk and schoolteacher
Gallery
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View of the main monastery complex -
View of the sea
References
edit- ^ Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece: Denise Harvey. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.
- ^ "The administration of Mount Athos". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
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