Monastery of Iviron
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 | |
| Founders | 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 |
| 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. The monastery was founded by two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and John Tornike, between AD 980–983. It is regarded as the historic Georgian monastery on Mount Athos and was traditionally inhabited by Georgian Orthodox monks for nearly a millennium, until the mid-20th century. It is home to the famous Panagia Portaitissa icon of Virgin Mary.