Podlastva Monastery ( ) or The Monastery of Podlastva is a medieval , women 's Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Lastva Grbaljska , in Grbalj , near the coast of Montenegro . The monastery 's church is dedicated to the Birth of the Most Holy Theotokos . According to a local legend , the Podlastva Monastery was established around 1350 by Emperor Dušan . It has been pillaged , burned , destroyed , and renovated several times over its history . Montenegro 's 1979 earthquake caused a great deal of damage that was partly rehabilitated in 1984
1979 earthquake
1979 Montenegro earthquake
Podlastva Monastery