In 1398 permission was granted by the Emperor of Trebizond, Manuel III for the monastery to reopen. Its abbots were then Theophanes of Lazia (1393-1426), Barnabas of Lazia (1426–49) and Methodios of Sourmaina (from 1449).
The monastery was allowed to reopen in 1398 by Manuel III, Emperor of Trebizond. Subsequent abbots included Theophanes of Lazia from 1393 to 1426, Barnabas of Lazia from 1426 to 1449, and Methodios of Sourmaina from 1449 onwards.