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<p>New page: <a href="/wiki/File:Iviron_Aug2006.jpg" title="File:Iviron Aug2006.jpg">thumb|right|250px|The Holy Monastery of Iviron, as seen from the [[Trail|path</a> that connects Iviron to <a href="/index.php?title=Stavronikita_monastery&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Stavronikita monastery (page does not exist)">Stavronikita monastery</a>]] &#039;&#039;&#039;Holy Monastery of Iviron...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Iviron Aug2006.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Holy Monastery of Iviron, as seen from the [[Trail|path]] that connects Iviron to [[Stavronikita monastery]]]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Holy Monastery of Iviron&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[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.&lt;ref&gt; The mind of the Orthodox Church, Vlachos, Hierotheos &lt;/ref&gt; 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]]. <br /> <br /> The name Iviron originated from the ancient Georgian Kingdom of [[Caucasian Iberia|Iberia]] (Iveria) where the master architect of the monastery Ioannes was from. <br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> The monastery has about 30 working monks and novices. <br /> <br /> == Notable people ==<br /> *[[Tornikios]] (died 985)<br /> *[[John the Iberian]] (died c. 1002)<br /> *[[Euthymius of Athos]] (c. 955-1028)<br /> *[[George the Hagiorite]] (1009-1065)<br /> == External links ==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mountathos.gr/active.aspx?mode=en{48636019-6a30-4648-a1c0-c2ee880a0e17}View Iviron monastery at the Mount Athos website] <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> * 1. The mind of the Orthodox Church, Vlachos, Hierotheos<br /> <br /> [[Category:History of Georgia (country)]]<br /> [[Category:Christian monasteries established in the 10th century]]</div>

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