Nea Moni of Chios monastery
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Nea Moni of Chios monastery is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery on the Greek island of Chios, renowned for its exceptional mosaics and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monastery of Nea Moni of Chios | 1 |
| Nea Moni of Chios monastery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3354199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nea Moni of Chios monastery Context triple: [Chios, knownFor, Nea Moni of Chios monastery]
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A.
Asteriou Monastery
Asteriou Monastery is a historic Eastern Orthodox monastic complex located on the slopes of Mount Hymettus near Athens, Greece.
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B.
Koutloumousiou Monastery
Koutloumousiou Monastery is one of the Eastern Orthodox monastic communities on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic buildings, spiritual life, and rich collection of religious artifacts and manuscripts.
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C.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Konstamonitou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its medieval heritage, historic manuscripts, and traditional Athonite monastic life.
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D.
Dionysiou Monastery
Dionysiou Monastery is a historic Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its medieval architecture, rich manuscript collection, and spiritual heritage.
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E.
Dochiariou Monastery
Dochiariou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic architecture, spiritual heritage, and treasured icons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nea Moni of Chios monastery Target entity description: Nea Moni of Chios monastery is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery on the Greek island of Chios, renowned for its exceptional mosaics and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Asteriou Monastery
Asteriou Monastery is a historic Eastern Orthodox monastic complex located on the slopes of Mount Hymettus near Athens, Greece.
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B.
Koutloumousiou Monastery
Koutloumousiou Monastery is one of the Eastern Orthodox monastic communities on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic buildings, spiritual life, and rich collection of religious artifacts and manuscripts.
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C.
Konstamonitou Monastery
Konstamonitou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its medieval heritage, historic manuscripts, and traditional Athonite monastic life.
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D.
Dionysiou Monastery
Dionysiou Monastery is a historic Eastern Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece, renowned for its medieval architecture, rich manuscript collection, and spiritual heritage.
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E.
Dochiariou Monastery
Dochiariou Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastic community on Mount Athos in Greece, known for its historic architecture, spiritual heritage, and treasured icons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine monastery
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Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Middle Byzantine period
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surface form:
Middle Byzantine
|
| associatedWith | three hermit monks of Chios ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | mid-11th century ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| damageType | earthquake damage ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Theotokos
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine IX Monomachos
Theodora Porphyrogenita ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Zoe
Empress Theodora ⓘ
surface form:
Theodora (Byzantine empress)
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| foundedInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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surface form:
Greek Ministry of Culture
|
| hasArtStyle |
Macedonian dynasty
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surface form:
Macedonian Renaissance
|
| hasPart |
cells
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cistern ⓘ defensive tower ⓘ katholikon ⓘ refectory ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (ii)
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UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
11th-century mosaics
ⓘ
Byzantine mosaics ⓘ Middle Byzantine architecture ⓘ monastic complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
North Aegean region ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chios town
ⓘ
Mount Provateio Oros ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Chios ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| mosaicSubject |
Christ Pantocrator
ⓘ
New Testament scenes ⓘ Prophets and saints ⓘ |
| mosaicTechnique | gold-ground mosaics ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Empire (historical context)
|
| period | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| restoration |
19th-century restoration
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20th-century conservation works ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | 1881 Chios earthquake ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Nea Moni of Chios monastery Description of subject: Nea Moni of Chios monastery is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery on the Greek island of Chios, renowned for its exceptional mosaics and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monastery of Nea Moni of Chios