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The '''Nea Moni of Chios''', as it is known, is an 11th century monastery on the island of [[Metropolis of Chios|Chios]] that has also been recognised as a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. == History ==The monastery was founded in the middle of the 11th century, with a donation of the emperor Constantine IX Monomachos and his wife, Zoe. For many centuries it was the most important religious centre on Chios but was repeatedly destroyed in the 19th century. It was plundered by the Turks in 1822 and was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1881, which caused the collapse of the dome, the belltower, the apse of the sanctuary of the catholicon, as well as the destruction of many mosaics. In modern times, many efforts have been made for the restoration of the monument and the preservation of the mosaics in the catholicon. In 1857, the abbot of the monastery Gregorios Photeinos carried out extensive restoration work in the catholicon, and completely altered its external appearance. The dome of the church, which had collapsed in the earthquake of 1881, was reconstructed in 1900. In the 1960's the mosaics were restored and since then, restoration has been carried out from time to time in several buildings of the monastic complex.
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*Reference No. 537
*Criteria: (i) and (iv)
*Documentations
**1990, [http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/537.pdf/ "Advisory Body Evaluation"]
== References ==
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== See also ==
*[[Metropolis of Chios]]
[[Category:Monasteries]]
[[Category:Greek Monasteries]]
[[Category:Orthodox UNESCO World Heritage Sites]]
[[el:Νέα Μονή Χίου]]
[[fr:Monastère Nea Moni de Chios]]