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[[Image:Iviron Aug2006.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Holy Monastery of Iviron, as seen from the [[Trail|path]] that connects Iviron to [[Stavronikita monastery]]]]

'''Holy Monastery of Iviron''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ιερα Μονή Ιβήρων, [[Georgian language|Georgian]]: ივერთა მონასტერი) is an [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]] [[monastery]] at the monastic state of [[Mount Athos]] in [[Greece]]. The monastery was built under the supervision of [[Ioannes the Iberian]] and [[Tornikios]] between [[980]]-[[983]] AD and housed [[Caucasian Iberians|Iberian]] clergy and priests.<ref> The mind of the Orthodox Church, Vlachos, Hierotheos </ref> The monastery ranks third in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.  The library of Iviron monastery contains 2000 manuscripts, 15 liturgical scrolls, and 20,000 books, most of which are in [[Georgian language|Georgian]], Greek, [[Hebrew]] and [[Latin]].  

The name Iviron originated from the ancient Georgian Kingdom of [[Caucasian Iberia|Iberia]] (Iveria) where the master architect of the monastery Ioannes was from. 

The monastery has the relics of more canonized saints than any other on Mount Athos.  The Portaitissa, a famous 9th century icon, is also located at Iviron.

The monastery has about 30 working monks and novices.  

== Notable people ==
*[[Tornikios]] (died 985)
*[[John the Iberian]] (died c. 1002)
*[[Euthymius of Athos]] (c. 955-1028)
*[[George the Hagiorite]] (1009-1065)
== External links ==

* [http://www.mountathos.gr/active.aspx?mode=en{48636019-6a30-4648-a1c0-c2ee880a0e17}View Iviron monastery at the Mount Athos website] 

==References==

* 1. The mind of the Orthodox Church, Vlachos, Hierotheos

[[Category:History of Georgia (country)]]
[[Category:Christian monasteries established in the 10th century]]