Monastery information | |
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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 |
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.