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: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Iberon”, “Ibérón”, “Ibiron”, “Ibirón”, “Iveron”, “Iviron Monastery”, “Ivironas”, “Monastere d’Iveron”, “Monasterio de Ivrion”, “Monastery of Iviron”, “Ιβήρων”, “Афонский Иверский монастырь”, “Иверон”, “Иверская Афонская обитель”, “Ивирон”, “Иврион”, “Іверський монастир”, “Івірон”, “ივერიის მონასტერი”, “מנזר איווריון”, “מנזר האיברים”, and “מנזר קולובוס”
  • Address: Άγιο Όρος

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Karakallou Monastery and Skete of Saint Panteleimon.

Monastery
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The is an Eastern Orthodox… is situated 3 km southeast of Iviron monastery.

Church
The or Skete of Agiou… is situated 2½ km west of Iviron monastery.

Church
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The , also known as the Dormition of the… is situated 3½ km west of Iviron monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Philotheou monastery and Stavronikita monastery.

Locality
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Philotheou or Filotheou Monastery is an Eastern…

Locality
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is an Eastern Orthodox… is situated 2½ km north of Iviron monastery.

Locality
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The or Koutloumousi… is situated 3½ km west of Iviron monastery.

Iviron monastery

Latitude
40.24553° or 40° 14′ 44″ north
Longitude
24.28494° or 24° 17′ 6″ east
Population
35
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
8GG667WM+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 536641209
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
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”
  • 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: “Ivironin luostari”
  • Finnish: “Ivíronin luostari”
  • French: “monastère d’Iveron”
  • French: “Monastère d’Iveron”
  • Georgian: “ათონის ივერთა მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Iviron”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Ιβήρων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Ιβήρων”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר איווירון”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Iviron”
  • Japanese: “イヴィロン修道院”
  • Korean: “이비론 수도원”
  • Latin: “Monasterium Iberorum”
  • Lithuanian: “Ivirono vienuolynas”
  • Macedonian: “Иверски манастир”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Iwiron”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Iviron”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Iviru”
  • Russian: “Иверский монастырь”
  • Serbian: “Manastir Iviron”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Ивирон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Manastir Iviron”
  • Slovak: “Monastier Iviron”
  • Slovenian: “Samostan Iviron”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Iviron”
  • Turkish: “İviron Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Івірон”
  • Western Frisian: “Iviron-kleaster”

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