This cloister was built in the cave where the three monks who are credited with the establishment of the Nea Moni Monastery, took their monastic vows. In 1688, the cave was give to the monk Jeremiah, who was from Crete, who constructed the Temple and built quarters. After Jeremiah’s death, the holy monk Pahomios, from the village of Elata in Chios, converted the buildings into the largest monastic centre on the island. Entrance is forbidden to women after sunset.
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