Interior courtyard of Iveron

Photographer

Horlbeck, Frank R.

Date

• July 12, 1970

Summary

• View of the interior courtyard of the Iveron Monastery. The photograph shows the monastery's two main catholica (communal churches). The smaller one on the right houses the famous Portaitissa icon of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) and was built in 1680. The monastery of Iveron is named after two Georgian (Iberian) monks, John the Iberian (d. ca. 1002) and Ioannis Tornike or Tornikios Eristavi (d. 985) between 980-983. It is located on the northeast coast of the Athonite peninsula and is one of the oldest monasteries on Mt. Athos ranking as the third of the twenty main monasteries. The catholicon (communal church) was built in the 11th century but was later rebuilt in 1513. Most other buildings had also undergone various renovations since the monastery’s foundation.