Iviron monastery

The Monastery of Iviron is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the in northern . The monastery was founded by two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and John Tornike, between AD 980–983.
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  • Type: Locality with 78 residents
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Iviron Monastery” and “Monastery of Iviron”
  • Address: Άγιο Όρος

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skete of Saint Panteleimon and Protaton.

Church
The or Skete of Agiou Panteleimonos, not to be confused with the monastery of the same name, some kilometres away, is a skete of the Koutloumousiou monastery in , .

Church
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the Dormition of the Theotokos Church, is the main church of . It also serves as the ecclesiastical seat of the Protos, or the primate of the . is situated 3½ km west of Iviron monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Philotheou monastery and Stavronikita monastery.

Locality
Photo: Στάθης Κουτσιαύτης, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in . It stands on the north-eastern side of the peninsula.

Locality
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is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in , dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is built on top of a rock near the sea near the middle of the eastern shore of the Athonite Peninsula, located between the monasteries of Iviron and Pantokratoros. is situated 2½ km north of Iviron monastery.

Locality
Photo: Misa.stefanovic.07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Karakallou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of in . It stands on the south-eastern side of the peninsula and ranks eleventh in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries. is situated 3 km southeast of Iviron monastery.

Iviron monastery

Latitude
40.24597° or 40° 14′ 46″ north
Longitude
24.28542° or 24° 17′ 8″ east
Population
78
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
8GG667WP+95
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q853354
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Iviron monastery” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Iviron-klooster”
  • Armenian: “Իվերական վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “İveron monastırı”
  • Bulgarian: “Иверски манастир”
  • Bulgarian: “Ивирон”
  • Catalan: “Monestir d’Ivíron”
  • Catalan: “Monestir dels Ibers”
  • Chinese: “伊维龙修道院”
  • Czech: “Iviron”
  • Dutch: “Iviron monastery”
  • Dutch: “Ivironklooster”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Iviron”
  • Finnish: “Iviron”
  • Finnish: “Ivironin luostari”
  • Finnish: “Ivíronin luostari”
  • French: “Iviron”
  • French: “Monastere d’Iveron”
  • French: “monastère d’Iveron”
  • French: “Monastère d’Iveron”
  • Georgian: “ათონის ივერთა მონასტერი”
  • Georgian: “ივერიის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Iviron”
  • German: “Kloster Iviron”
  • Greek: “Ιβήρων”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Ιβήρων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ιβήρων”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר איווירון”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר איווריון”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר האיברים”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר קולובוס”
  • Italian: “Iviron”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Iviron”
  • Japanese: “イヴィロン修道院”
  • Korean: “이비론 수도원”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Iberorum”
  • Lithuanian: “Ivironas”
  • Lithuanian: “Ivirono vienuolynas”
  • Macedonian: “Иверски манастир”
  • Macedonian: “Иврион”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Iwiron”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Iviron”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Iviru”
  • Russian: “Афонский Иверский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Иверон”
  • Russian: “Иверская Афонская обитель”
  • Russian: “Иверский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Ивирон”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Iviron”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Ивирон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Iviron”
  • Slovak: “Iberon”
  • Slovak: “Ibérón”
  • Slovak: “Ibiron”
  • Slovak: “Ibirón”
  • Slovak: “Iveron”
  • Slovak: “Iviron”
  • Slovak: “Monastier Iviron”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Iviron”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Iviron”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Ivrion”
  • Turkish: “İviron Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Іверський монастир”
  • Ukrainian: “Івірон”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Івірон”
  • Western Frisian: “Iviron-kleaster”

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