Fresco depicting the donors of Iveron

Photographer

Horlbeck, Frank R.

Date

• July 12, 1970

Summary

• Fresco depicting the donors of the monastery of Iveron and possibly painted around the 16th century or later. The monastery of Iveron is named after two Georgian (Iberian) monks, John Tornikios the Iberian (d. ca. 1002) the founder and his brother-in-law Ioannis Tornikios Eristavi (d. 985). The monastery was founded by John (also known as Saint John) 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.