Qualla: Monastery of Saint David the Elder https://qualla.com/monastery-of-saint-david-the-elder en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:30 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Monastery of Saint David the Elder https://qualla.com/monastery-of-saint-david-the-elder Monastery of Saint David the Elder: Introduction https://qualla.com/monastery-of-saint-david-the-elder/ The road up from Limni climbs through chestnut and fir until the trees open onto a cluster of whitewashed buildings clinging to the slope: the Monastery of Saint David the Elder, set among the wooded heights of northern Euboea near the village of Drimona. It has stood here, in one form or another, for five hundred years - long enough to have been a refuge in wartime, a target for arson, a ruin after an earthquake, and, most recently, the home of a monk whose memory now draws pilgrims from across Greece.

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]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/s/w/b/s/monastery-of-saint-david-the-elder-wp/swbs-monastery-of-saint-david-the-elder-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Monastery of Saint David the Elder: An Ascetic and His Mountain https://qualla.com/monastery-of-saint-david-the-elder/ The monastery was founded in 1520 by a young ascetic named David, who built it with gifts gathered from monks and Christian benefactors as far afield as Greece, the Romanian principalities, and Russia. He was a man drawn to hardship. South of the monastery, about twenty minutes o...

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