However, after the destruction of Chios by the Ottomans in 1822, the monastery gradually lost its prestige and the population of the monks decreased.
Now the monastery extends at an area of about 17,000 sq.m. and has only three monks. The monastery complex consists of the katholicon (main church), the cells, the dining room and a small chapel to Saint Luke, while it is surrounded by walls. Nea Moni is particularly famous for its frescoes on the walls of the churches that date from many centuries ago.
In 1990, the Monastery of Nea Moni on Chios, along with the Monastery of Hosios Loukas in central Greece and of Daphni in Athens, were included in the Unesco World Heritage monuments.
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