The answer lies on Mount Athos, where Elder Ephraim is a monk. The King has visited Elder Ephraim’s monastery, Vatopedi, many times. Having visited Mount Athos myself, I can confirm that it is a ...

It began with a heartfelt request by the Russian Fund St. Andrew the First-called to the abbot of Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos, Archimandrite Ephraim, and a blessing from His Holiness Patriarch ...