Time line

• 963 - The first monastery on Mt. Athos is founded by St. Athanasios.
• 979 - The Monastery of the Annunciation (second in seniority), is founded by three monks, Athanasios, Nicholas, and Antonius from Adrianople, pupils of St. Athanasios. The katholikon of the monastery is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary and thus gives the monastery its name.
• 982 - The Monastery of Iviron (third in seniority)is founded by St. John from Iberia (Georgia). Although the population has dwindled to 35 monks, the monastery is still populated by Georgian monks.
• 1000 - Upon the death of St. Athanasios, his monastery is renamed St. Athanasios
• 1002 - Upon the death of St. John, his monastery is renamed St. John the Iberian
• 1031 - On the 600th anniversary of the Council of Ephesus, the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos is named the patron and protector of the Holy Mountain.
• 1178 - The fourth monastery is founded by St. Sava for Serbian monks. The katholikon of the monastery is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and thus gives the monastery its name. This monastery accepts Orthodox men from Bohemia, Slevania, Hungary, Croatia, Dalmatia, Sanjak, Albania, and Xliponia.
• 1307 - Raids by Frankish and Catalan pirates.
• 1379 - The fifth monastery, the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, is founded by Blessed Dionysios. The katholikon of the monastery is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and thus gives the monastery its name.
• 1382 - The sixth monastery, the Monastery of the Holy Cross is founded by Koutloumous, a Seljuk convert. The katholikon of the monastery is dedicated to the the Holy Cross and thus gives the monastery its name.
• 1349 - The seventh monastery, the Monastery of the Transfiguration by 1363 by Alexy Stratopedarch and John Primikerij, officials of the court. The katholikon of the monastery is dedicated to the Transfiguration of Jesus and thus gives the monastery its name.
• Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
• St. George the Painter Bulgarian
• Holy Archangels
• Sts. Peter and Paul
• St. Philotheus
• New Bethlehem
• Presentation
• St. Nicholas
• St. Xenophon
• St. Gregory
• Ascension
• St. Panteleimon Russian
• St. Stephen
• 1970 - The Lowland and the Isles are hooked to the power grid of the Hellenic Republic. The monasteries are required to install solar panels.