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Iviron Monastery

monastic community of Mount Athos, Greece · built 980

The Monastery of Iviron (atonis iverta monast'eri, Monḗ Ivirōn) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece. The monastery was founded by two Georgian monks, John the Iberian and John Tornike, between AD 980–983. It is regarded as the historic Georgian monastery on Mount Athos and was traditionally inhabited by Georgian Orthodox monks for nearly a millennium, until the mid-20th century. It is home to the famous Panagia Portaitissa icon of Virgin Mary.

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