In 1392, a fire destroyed a significant part of the structures, including the archives of the Monastery. Apart from the necessary reconstruction of buildings, the monks needed to recover and to reissue the most important documents which ensured the rights of the Monastery. Among such documents, three imperial decrees (χρυσόβουλλα, chrysobulls) of the Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos from 1393, 1394, and 1396 have survived, which validate the property rights of the Monastery in Limnos and in Eastern Macedonia. These are followed by four ecclesiastical edicts (σιγίλλια, sigillia) by the ecumenical patriarch Antonios IV, two which decree the dependencies in Eastern Macedonia and Limnos, and the other two which regulate issues related to the independence of the Monastery from the Proton of Mt Athos and local ecclesiastical authorities, and also with the life within the monastic community (e.g., the relationship between the Abbot and the monks.
