Nea Moni of Chios

Nea Moni of Chios
Νέα Μονή
A view of the complex in 2013
Nea Moni of Chios Location of the complex in Greece
Nea Moni of Chios
38°22′26″N 26°03′20″E
Location	Chios, North Aegean
Country	Greece
Language	Greek
Denomination	Greek Orthodox
Website	neamoni.gr (in Greek)
History
Status	Monastery and katholikon (1049–1952) Convent (since 1952– ) History museum (since 1992– )
Founder(s)	Constantine IX Monomachos and Empress Zoe
Dedication	Theotokos (monastery)
Other dedication	Dormition of the Virgin Mary (katholikon)
Architecture
Functional status	Active (as a convent and museum)
Architectural type	Monastery
Style	Byzantine Macedonian Renaissance
Groundbreaking	1042
Completed	1049 (monastery and katholikon) 1055 (complex) 1512 (bell tower)
View of the monastery interior
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Monasteries of Daphni, Hosios Loukas and Nea Moni of Chios
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(iv)
Reference	537-003
Inscription	1990 (14th Session)
Area	1.33 ha (3.3 acres)
Buffer zone	372.27 ha (919.9 acres)

Nea Moni (Greek: Νέα Μονή, lit. 'New Monastery') is an 11th-century Greek Orthodox former monastery complex, now convent and history museum, located on the island of Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The complex is located on the Provateio Oros Mt. in the island's interior, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Chios town. Enscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1990, the monastery complex is renowned for its mosaics, which, together with those at Daphni and Hosios Loukas, are among the finest examples of Macedonian Renaissance art in Greece.