Iviron monastery (Greek: Μονή Ιβήρων, Georgian: ივერთა მონასტერი) is an Eastern Orthodoxmonastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery was built by Georgians (under the supervision of Ioannes the Iberian and Tornikios) between 980-983 A.D and housed Georgian clergy and priesthood. [1]The monastery ranks third in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.The library of Iveron monastery contains 2000 manuscripts, 15 liturgical scrolls, and 20,000 books, most of which are in Georgian, Greek, Hebrew and Latin.
The name Iviron originated from the ancient Georgian Kingdom of Iberia (Iveria) where the master architect of the monastery Ioannes was from.
