Monastery of Iviron

The Monastery of Iviron (ქართველთა მონასტერი; Μονή Ιβήρων) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece.

History
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. In Greek, Iviron literally means "of the Iberians". The monastery ranks third in the Athonite hierarchy of 20 sovereign monasteries.

Notable people

 * 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