View of Iveron from south

Photographer

Horlbeck, Frank R.

Date

• June 23, 1979

Summary

• View of the Iveron Monastery from the south looking at the east wing of the monastery. 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.