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Iatros Monastery
Tavşan Adası/Adalar
Iatros Monastery (Ἴατρος, Ὕατρος) was located on a small island of Princes’ Islands, Balıkçı Adası (Turkish “Fisherman Island”), historically known as Neandros and Tavşan Adası (Turkish “Rabbit Island). The future Patriarch Ignatius founded a monastery here before his first accession to the throne in 847.

Plan by Üstündağ
References
Belke, K. Bithynien und Hellespont (Tabula Imperii Byzantini 13)
Üstündağ, E. İstanbul Tavşanadası'ndaki Ortaçağ Bizans Manastırı (unpublished Master's thesis)
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