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title: "Iviron Monastery, Mount Athos — Holy places"
description: "Founded at the end of the 10th century by Georgian monks; third in the hierarchy of Athonite monasteries. Keeps the Iveron Icon of the Theotokos."
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/places/iviron"
language: "en"
---

Monastery · Greece (Mount Athos)

# Iviron Monastery, Mount Athos

Founded at the end of the 10th century by Georgian monks; third in the hierarchy of Athonite monasteries. Keeps the Iveron Icon of the Theotokos.

## Shrines

- The Iveron Icon of the Theotokos (Portaitissa)

[Open in Maps](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=40.2577&mlon=24.2862#map=15/40.2577/24.2862) [Official website](https://www.imiviron.gr/) [The Holy Mountain of Athos](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/place-athos)

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## Related

- [Iveron Icon of the Theotokos (Portaitissa)](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/iveron)