Monastery of Iviron

Eastern Orthodox monastery, Mount Athos

The Sacred Patriarchal and Stavopegial Monastery Iviron

Ἡ Ἱερὰ Πατριαρχικὴ καὶ Σταυροπηγιακὴ Μονὴ Ἰβήρων

Monastery as seen from a nearby trail

Location within Mount Athos

Monastery information
Denomination| Eastern Orthodoxy
Established| between 980-983
Dedicated to| Dormition of the Theotokos
Archdiocese| Constantinople (Stavropegial)
People
Founder(s)| John the Iberian and John Tornike
Abbot| Archimandrite Nathanael
Archbishop| Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
Important associated figures| George of Athos, John Tornike, John the Iberian, Gabriel the Iberian Euthymius of Athos, Archimandrite Averchie
Architecture
Status| Open and functioning
Heritage designation| UNESCO World Heritage Site
Designated date| 1988
Site
Location| Mount Athos
Country| Greece
Coordinates| 40°14′44″N 24°17′05″E﻿ / ﻿40.2455°N 24.2848°E﻿ / 40.2455; 24.2848
Public access| Men only, with an access permit (διαμονητήριον)
Website| Iveron at the Mount Athos website

The Monastery of Iviron (Georgian: ათონის ივერთა მონასტერი, romanized: atonis iverta monast'eri ; Greek: Μονή Ιβήρων, romanized: Monḗ Ivirōn) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece.

## History

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The 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

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* John Tornike (died 985)
* John the Iberian (died c. 1002)
* Gabriel the Iberian (c. 10th century)
* 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

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1. ^ Speake, Graham (2014). Mount Athos: renewal in paradise. Limni, Evia, Greece: Denise Harvey. pp. 52–53\. ISBN 978-960-7120-34-2. OCLC 903320491.
2. ^ "The administration of Mount Athos". Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

## External links

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