2592 x 3872 px | 21,9 x 32,8 cm | 8,6 x 12,9 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
10 juin 2011
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The Holy Monastery of Iveron was founded towards the end of the 10th century by St John the Iberian (i.e., Georgian), a little after the founding of the Monastery of the Megiste Lavra and of Vatopedi. St John was a companion of St Athanasius. His foundation soon attracted others from his homeland. Among them was his brother-in-law Ioannes Tornicius. Tornicius, as a monk, was summoned by Basil II, Emperor of Byzantium, and together they put down the revolt of the general Bardas the Cruel. The spoil and donations from the Emperor made it possible to enlarge the older Monastery of Clement, and thus the Iveron Monastery came into being. St John and his son St Euthymius - co-founder of the Monastery and later its Abbot - are recognised as Apostles to the Iberians (people of the Caucasus). At an early stage other, smaller, religious houses were added to the property of Iveron, such as that of Leontios in Thessaloniki, of Ioannes Colobus at Ierissos, of St Sabbas at Chaldos, and of Caspacos. In the 14th century it suffered damage at the hands of Catalan pirates and those favouring a union with the Western Church. However, the Monastery managed to recover, with the generous help of the Palaeologues and the Princes of Serbia and Georgia. In the difficult times of the 16th century various Georgian princes proved benefactors of the Monastery and rescued it from its economic difficulties.