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Armenia
- Akhtala MonasteryAkhtala monasteryAkhtala is a 10th-century fortified Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the town of Akhtala in the marz of Lori, north of Yerevan. The monastery is currently inactive. The fortress played a major role in protecting the north-western regions of Armenia and is among the most well...
- Gandzasar monasteryGandzasar monasteryGandzasar monastery is a 10-13th century Armenian monastery situated in the Mardakert region of Nagorno-Karabakh, near the village of Vank. "Gandzasar" means treasure mountain or hilltop treasure in Armenian. The monastery holds relics believed to belong to St. John the Baptist and St Zechariah,...
- GeghardGeghardFor the town, see Geghard, Armenia.The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs...
- GoshavankGoshavankGoshavank is a 12-13th century Armenian monastery located in the village of Gosh in the Tavush Province of Armenia. Today the monastery is not a functioning religious complex, although it remains a popular tourist destination and has recently undergone some light restoration...
- Haghartsin MonasteryHaghartsin MonasteryHaghartsin is a 13th century monastery located near the town of Dilijan in the Tavush Province of Armenia. It was built between the 10th and 14th century ; much of it under the patronage of the Bagratuni Dynasty....
- HaghpatHaghpatHaghpat is a village in the Northern Lori province of Armenia, close to the city of Alaverdi and the state border with Georgia.It is notable for Haghpat Monastery, a religious complex founded in the 10th century and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List along with monasteries in nearby Sanahin...
- Kecharis MonasteryKecharis MonasteryKecharis is a 11-13th-century monastery, located 60 km from Yerevan, in the ski resort town of Tsakhkadzor in Armenia. Nestled in the Bambak mountains, Kecharis was founded by a Pahlavuni prince in the 11th century, and construction continued until the middle of the 13th century...
- Khor VirapKhor VirapThe Khor Virap is an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery located in the Ararat plain in Armenia, near the border with Turkey, about south of Artashat, Ararat Province...
- NoravankNoravankNoravank is a 13th century Armenian Apostolic Church monastery, located 122 km from Yerevan in a narrow gorge made by the Amaghu river, nearby the city of Yeghegnadzor, Armenia. The gorge is known for its tall, sheer, brick-red cliffs, directly across from the monastery. The monastery is best...
- SanahinSanahinSanahin is a village in the northern province of Lori in Armenia, now considered part of the city of Alaverdi...
- SevanavankSevanavankSevanavank is a monastic complex located on a peninsula at the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia, not far from the town of Sevan. Initially the monastery was built at the southern shore of a small island...
- TatevTatevThe Monastery of Tatev is a 9th century Armenian monastery located in the Tatev village in Syunik Province in southern Armenia. The term "Tatev" usually refers to the monastery. It stands on a plateau on the edge of the deep gorge of the Orotan River...
Georgia
- Betania monasteryBetania monasteryThe Betania Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God commonly known as Betania or Bethania is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in eastern Georgia, southwest of Tbilisi, the nation’s capital...
- Bodbe MonasteryBodbe MonasteryThe Monastery of St. Nino at Bodbe is a Georgian Orthodox monastic complex and the seat of the Bishops of Bodbe located 2 km from the town of Sighnaghi, Kakheti, Georgia. Originally built in the 9th century, it has been significantly remodeled, especially in the 17th century...
- David Gareja monastery complex
- Jvari (monastery)Jvari (monastery)Jvari or Jvari Monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery of the 6th century near Mtskheta , Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, eastern Georgia. The name is translated as the Monastery of the Cross...
- Shio-Mgvime MonasteryShio-Mgvime MonasteryThe Shio-Mgvime monastery is a medieval monastic complex in Georgia, near the town of Mtskheta. It is located in a narrow limestone canyon on the northern bank of the river Mtkvari , some 30 km from Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital....
Germany
- Abbey of Corvey
- Echenbrunn Abbey
- Frauenburg
- Abbey of FuldaFuldaFulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
- Maria Laach
- MarienburgMarienburg-The historical German names of these places:*Ordensburg Marienburg , the large brick castle built by the Teutonic Knights**Malbork, Poland, site of the Ordensburg Marienburg, formerly Marienburg in Westpreußen and during World War II, Nazi Stalag XX-B for enlisted men*Alūksne, Latvia*Feldioara,...
- Abbey of Prüm
- QuedlinburgQuedlinburgQuedlinburg is a town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. In 1994 the medieval court and the old town was set on the UNESCO world heritage list....
Abbey - Reichsabbey ReichenauReichenau IslandReichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between Gnadensee and Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance, almost due west of the city of Konstanz. The island is connected to the mainland by a causeway that was completed in 1838...
- St. Hildegard's Abbey, Eibingen im Rheingau
Hong Kong (PRC)
- Our Lady of Joy AbbeyTrappist Haven MonasteryThe Trappist Haven Monastery is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang , on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is home to a number of Roman Catholic monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists...
(Trappist Haven Monastery), Lantau IslandLantau IslandLantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...
, New TerritoriesNew TerritoriesNew Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
Hungary
- Abbey church of St George (JákJák-The most complete Romanesque Church in Hungary:Ják is the parochial church of a village at the western boundary of Hungary. Originally the church has been built for a St. Benedictian Monastery. The village church was a rotunda in front of the facade of the main doorway of the Ják church.Both...
) - Abbey church of St James (LébényLébényLébény is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary. It has a romanesque family church from the 12th century. Similar medieval Hungarian clan / family financed "house" churches are in Ják, Ócsa, Nyírbátor, Harina, Mălâncrav....
) - Benedictine Abbey of PécsváradPécsvárad-Sightseeings:Among the most significant Hungarian heritage from the Middle Ages is the castle built on a Benedictine monastery commissioned by King St Stephen. The building complex is now used as a museum and a hotel.-External links:*...
- Franciscan Monastery of Baja
- Majk Abbey
- Pannonhalma ArchabbeyPannonhalma ArchabbeyThe Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey is the most notable landmark in Pannonhalma and one of the oldest historical monuments in Hungary, founded in the year 996. It is located near the town, on top of a hill...
- TihanyTihanyTihany is a village on the northern shore of Lake Balaton on the Tihany Peninsula . The whole peninsula is a historical district....
Benedictine Abbey - Zirc AbbeyZirc AbbeyZirc Abbey, formerly also Zircz Abbey, also known as Zircensis or Boccon, is a Cistercian abbey, situated in Zirc in the Diocese of Veszprém, Hungary.-First period:...
Italy
- Abbey of the SaviourAbbey of the SaviourThe Abbey of the Saviour is an abbey in the town of Abbadia San Salvatore, Tuscany, Italy, which is named after the Abbey.The traditional account of its origin indicates that the Lombard king Ratchis founded the abbey in AD 743, entrusting it to the Benedictines...
, Abbadia San SalvatoreAbbadia San SalvatoreAbbadia San Salvatore is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 km southeast of Florence and about 60 km southeast of Siena, in the area of Monte Amiata.... - Abbey of ThelemaAbbey of ThelemaThe Abbey of Thelema refers to a small house which was used as a temple and spiritual centre founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig in Cefalù, Sicily in 1920....
, CefalùCefalùCefalù is a city and comune in the province of Palermo, located on the northern coast of Sicily, Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea about 70 km east from the provincial capital and 185 km west of Messina... - Badia FiorentinaBadia FiorentinaThe Badìa Fiorentina is an abbey and church now home to the Fraternity of Jerusalem situated on the Via del Proconsolo in the centre of Florence, Italy. Dante supposedly grew up across the street in what is now called the 'Casa di Dante', rebuilt in 1910 as a museum to Dante...
, FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.... - Basilica di San ZenoBasilica di San ZenoThe Basilica di San Zeno is a religious building of Verona, Northern Italy. Its fame rests partly on its architecture and partly upon the tradition that its crypt was the place of the marriage of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Together with the abbey which forms an annex, it is dedicated to St....
AbbeyAbbeyAn abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
, VeronaVeronaVerona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona... - Bobbio AbbeyBobbio AbbeyBobbio Abbey is a monastery founded by Irish Saint Columbanus in 614, around which later grew up the town of Bobbio, in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Columbanus...
, BobbioBobbioBobbio is a small town and commune in the province of Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is located in the Trebbia River valley southwest of the town Piacenza. There is also an abbey and a diocese of the same name... - CamaldoliCamaldoliCamaldoli is a frazione of the comune of Poppi, in Tuscany, Italy. It is mostly known as the ancestral seat of the Camaldolese monastic order, originated in the eponymous hermitage, which can still be visited....
MonasteryMonasteryMonastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
, PoppiPoppiPoppi is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km east of Florence and about 30 km northwest of Arezzo.... - Casamari Abbey, VeroliVeroli-History:Veroli became a Roman municipium in 90 BCE. It became the seat of a bishopric in 743 CE, and was occupied by Spanish milices, allied to the Colonna family, in the 16th troops.-Main sights:...
- Certosa di GalluzzoCertosa di GalluzzoFlorence Charterhouse is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy...
, GalluzzoGalluzzoGalluzzo is a suburb of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse , which was founded in 1342 by Niccolò Acciaioli.- History :- The autonomous commune :Galluzzo was an... - Certosa di PadulaCertosa di PadulaPadula Charterhouse, in Italian Certosa di Padula , is a large Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located in the town of Padula, in the Cilento National Park in Southern Italy. It is a World Heritage site.The monastery is the second largest charterhouse in Italy after the one in Parma...
, SalernoSalernoSalerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea.... - Certosa di PaviaCertosa di PaviaThe Certosa di Pavia Gra-Car , Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Grace, is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, 8 km north of Pavia...
, PaviaPaviaPavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000... - Cervara AbbeyCervara AbbeyThe Abbey of Cervara is a former abbey in the territory of Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, northern Italy, on the coastal road leading to Portofino...
, Santa Margherita LigureSanta Margherita Ligurethumb|250px|Villa Durazzo.Santa Margherita Ligure is a comune in the province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 35 km southeast of Genoa, in the Tigullio traditional area.left|220px|thumb|16th century castle.... - Cisterian AbbeyAbbeyAn abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
, Albino - Farfa Abbey, Fara Sabina
- Fonte AvellanaFonte AvellanaFonte Avellana or the Venerable Hermitage of the Holy Cross, is a Roman Catholic hermitage in Serra Sant'Abbondio in the Marche region of Italy. It was once also the name of an order of hermits based at this hermitage....
, Serra Sant'AbbondioSerra Sant'AbbondioSerra Sant'Abbondio is a comune in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about 60 km west of Ancona and about 50 km south of Pesaro.It is the home of the historic hermitage of Fonte Avellana.... - Fossanova AbbeyFossanova AbbeyFossanova Abbey, earlier Fossa Nuova, is a Cistercian monastery in Italy, in the province of Latina, near the railway-station of Priverno, c. 100 kilometers south-east of Rome....
, PrivernoPrivernoPriverno is a town and comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy.It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain.-History:... - FruttuariaFruttuariathumb|300px|Bell tower of the abbey.Fruttuaria is an abbey in the territory of San Benigno Canavese, about twenty kilometers north of Turin, northern Italy.-History:...
, San Benigno CanaveseSan Benigno CanaveseSan Benigno Canavese is a comune in the province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km northeast of Turin, whose territory is bordered by the Malone and Orco rivers.-Main sights:... - GrottaferrataGrottaferrataGrottaferrata, Italy is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Rome. It is bounded by other communes, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino, and Rome.-History:...
AbbeyAbbeyAn abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
, GrottaferrataGrottaferrataGrottaferrata, Italy is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, 20 km south east of Rome. It is bounded by other communes, Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino, and Rome.-History:... - Hermitage of CamaldoliHermitage of CamaldoliThe Camaldolese Hermitage of Monte Giove is a monastery near Naples, Campania, Italy.One of the monasteries still active in the region, it sits on the hill in back of Naples at the highest point in the city, between Vesuvius and the Phlegrean Fields. It was built in 1585 by the Camaldolese...
, NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples... - La Trinità della CavaLa Trinità della CavaLa Trinità della Cava is a Benedictine abbey located near Cava de' Tirreni, in the province of Salerno, southern Italy. It stands in a gorge of the Finestre Hills.-History:...
, Cava de' TirreniCava de' TirreniCava de’ Tirreni is a city and comune in the region of Campania, Italy, in the province of Salerno, 10 km northwest of the town of Salerno... - Lucedio AbbeyLucedio AbbeyLucedio Abbey is a 12th century former Cistercian foundation near Trino, which is now in the province of Vercelli, north-west Italy...
, TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... - Marienberg AbbeyMarienberg AbbeyMarienberg Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Mals, Vinschgau in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It was founded in 1149 or 1150 by Ulrich von Tarasp and other nobles.It has maintained a long tradition of education and, at 1,340 m, it is Europe’s highest abbey...
, MalsMalsMals is a comune in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 80 km northwest of Trento and about 70 km northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland and Austria.-Geography:... - Matris Domini MonasteryMatris Domini MonasteryThe Matris Domini Monastery is an enclosed female monastery which hosts the museum of the same name, situated in the lower part of the Italian city of Bergamo. It houses a museum featuring several medieval frescoes with religious themes.-History:...
, BergamoBergamoBergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan... - Monastery of the Holy SaviourMonastery of the Holy SaviourThe continuing Monastery of the Holy Saviour at Lecceto in Tuscany, central Italy, was the principal House of the order of the Hermit Friars of Saint Augustine in 1256, when Pope Alexander IV constituted the Augustinian order internationally...
, Lecceto - Monte CassinoMonte CassinoMonte Cassino is a rocky hill about southeast of Rome, Italy, c. to the west of the town of Cassino and altitude. St. Benedict of Nursia established his first monastery, the source of the Benedictine Order, here around 529. It was the site of Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944...
, CassinoCassinoCassino is a comune in the province of Frosinone, Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio.Cassino is located at the foot of Monte Cairo near the confluence of the Rapido and Liri rivers... - Monte Oliveto Maggiore, AscianoAscianoAsciano is a comune and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some 30 km southeast of the town of Siena by rail.-History:Asciano has origins as Etruscan, Roman and...
- MonticelliMonticelliMonticelli is a small village, a frazione of the comune of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It has previously been called Monticulo and Monticello.-History:The origins of Monticelli date back to at least the 10th century...
AbbeyAbbeyAn abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
, MonticelliMonticelliMonticelli is a small village, a frazione of the comune of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It has previously been called Monticulo and Monticello.-History:The origins of Monticelli date back to at least the 10th century... - Nonantola Abbey, NonantolaNonantolaNonantola is a city and comune in the province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is located about 10 km from Modena on the road to Ferrara.-History:...
- Novalesa AbbeyNovalesa AbbeyNovalesa Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Piedmont, Italy. It was founded in 726, and dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Andrew.Novalesa is in the Val di Susa, on the route to the Mont Cenis Pass. The founder, Abbo of Provence, was a local Frankish governor. The abbey stands on the former Via...
, Val di Susa - Pomposa AbbeyPomposa AbbeyPomposa Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the comune of Codigoro near Ferrara, Italy. It was one of the most important in northern Italy, famous for the Carolingian manuscripts preserved in its rich library, one of the wealthiest of Carolingian repositories, and for the Romanesque buildings.The...
, FerraraFerraraFerrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north... - Säben AbbeySäben AbbeySäben Abbey is a Benedictine nunnery located near Klausen in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It was established in 1687, when it was first settled by the nuns of Nonnberg Abbey in Salzburg.-History:...
, Klausen - Sacra di San MicheleSacra di San MicheleThe Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael’s Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa overlooking the villages of Avigliana and Chiusa di San Michele, northern Italy. The abbey, which for much of its history came under...
, Val di Susa - Sacro ConventoSacro ConventoThe Sacro Convento is a Franciscan friary in Assisi, Umbria, Italy. The friary is connected as part of three buildings to the upper and lower church of the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi, where the friars custody with great reverence the body of Saint Francis. St...
, AssisiAssisi- Churches :* The Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi is a World Heritage Site. The Franciscan monastery, il Sacro Convento, and the lower and upper church of St Francis were begun immediately after his canonization in 1228, and completed in 1253... - San Clemente AbbeySan Clemente AbbeyThe Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria is an abbey in the territory of Castiglione a Casauria, in the province of Pescara, Abruzzo, central Italy.-History:...
, Castiglione a CasauriaCastiglione a CasauriaCastiglione a Casauria is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the "Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park".-Main sights:... - San Giorgio MonasterySan Giorgio MonasteryThe San Giorgio Monastery was a Benedictine monastery in Venice, Italy, located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. It stands next to the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which formerly served the monastic community, and currently serves as the headquarters of the Cini Foundation.-Foundation:The...
, VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region... - San Giovanni degli EremitiSan Giovanni degli EremitiSan Giovanni degli Eremiti is a church in Palermo, southern Italy, near the Palazzo dei Normanni.-History:The church's origins date to the 6th century. Later, after the Islamic conquest of Sicily, it was converted into a mosque...
, PalermoPalermoPalermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old... - San Giovanni in Venere, FossacesiaFossacesiaFossacesia is a city in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy. The town is located on a small hill on the left of the Sangro River's mouth, c. 2 km from the Adriatic Sea....
- San Liberatore a MaiellaSan Liberatore a MaiellaSan Liberatore a Maiella is an abbey in the territory of Serramonacesca, in Abruzzo, Italy.-History:The origin of the abbey is traditionally linked to Charlemagne, who is portrayed in a fresco fragment within the church. The 9th century edifice was rebuilt a first time from 1007 by the Benedictine...
, SerramonacescaSerramonacescaSerramonacesca is a comune and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy.The main point of interest is the medieval Abbey of San Liberatore a Maiella.-External links:*... - San Mercuriale, ForlìForlìForlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Forlì-Cesena. The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the right of the Montone river, and is an important agricultural centre...
- San Miniato al Monte, FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
- San Pietro, PerugiaSan Pietro, PerugiaSan Pietro is the name of a church and an abbey in the city of Perugia , central Italy.-History:The monastery was created around 996 over the former cathedral church, the early seat of Perugia's bishops, existing since the early seventh century, although the first document citing the abbot is from...
, PerugiaPerugiaPerugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area.... - San Pietro in Bovara, BovaraBovaraBovara is a village in the Italian province of Perugia in east central Umbria on the lower flank of Monte Serano. It is a frazione of Trevi, which is 2 km northwards. Its population is around 300....
- San Pietro in Valle, FerentilloFerentilloFerentillo is a comune in the Province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km southeast of Perugia and about 12 km northeast of Terni...
- San Salvatore, BresciaSan Salvatore, BresciaSan Salvatore is a former monastery in Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy, now turned into a museum. The monastic complex is famous for the diversity of its architecture which include Roman remains and significant pre-Romanesque, Romanesque and Renaissance buildings.In 2011, it became a UNESCO...
, BresciaBresciaBrescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan... - San Vincenzo al VolturnoSan Vincenzo al VolturnoSan Vincenzo al Volturno is an historic Benedictine monastery located in the territories of the Comune of Castel San Vincenzo, in the Province of Isernia, near the source of the river Volturno in Italy...
, Castel San VincenzoCastel San VincenzoCastel San Vincenzo is a comune in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about 50 km west of Campobasso and about 15 km northwest of Isernia... - San Vittore alle ChiuseSan Vittore alle ChiuseSan Vittore alle Chiuse is a Roman Catholic abbey and church in the comune of Genga, Marche, Italy.The edifice is known from the year 1011, and constitutes a notable example of Byzantine-influenced architecture in Italy....
, Genga - San Zeno (Pisa)San Zeno (Pisa)San Zeno is the site of a church and a former abbey in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.The church is documented going back to 1029. It was part of a monastery built over pre-existing edifices, and, until the 15th century, it had also a hospital. In the 12th century it was held by the Camaldolese monks.The...
, PisaPisaPisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa... - Sant'AnselmoSant'AnselmoSant'Anselmo, named after the Italian saint and theologian, Anselm of Canterbury, is the home of the Abbot Primate of the Benedictines, seat of the Benedictine Confederation, and also hosts an Athenaeum, including the Pontifical Liturgical Institute, and the Philosophy and Theology faculties...
, Rome - Sant'Antimo Abbey, MontalcinoMontalcinoMontalcino is a hilltown and comune in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wine.The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Val d'Orcia. It is 42 km from Siena, 110 km from Florence and 150 km from Pisa...
- Santa Maria ArabonaSanta Maria Arabonathumb|right|300px|Abbey church of Santa Maria Arabona.Santa Maria Arabona is a Cistercian abbey in Abruzzo, in central Italy. It is located at Manoppello in the frazione also called Santa Maria Arabona...
, Manopello - Santa Maria del Carmine, FlorenceSanta Maria del Carmine, FlorenceSanta Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the location of the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi.-History:The...
- Santo Stefano (Bologna)Santo Stefano (Bologna)Santo Stefano's Basilica is a complex of religious edifices in the city of Bologna, Italy. Located in the eponymous square, it is locally known as Sette Chiese ....
, BolognaBolognaBologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,... - Santo Stefano in Manciano, MancianoMancianoManciano may refer to several places in Italy:*Manciano, a comune in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany*Manciano, Umbria, a frazione of Trevi in the Province of Perugia, Umbria* Manciano, a locality of Morlupo in the Province of Rome, Lazio...
- Sassovivo AbbeySassovivo AbbeyThe Abbey of Sassovivo is a Benedictine monastery in Umbria in central Italy. Administratively, it is a frazione of the comune of Foligno.-Geography:The abbey lies in an ancient oak wood, 6 km from Foligno...
, FolignoFolignoFoligno is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clitunno river system... - Staffarda AbbeyStaffarda AbbeyStaffarda Abbey is a Cistercian monastery located near Saluzzo in north-west Italy; it was founded as a daughter house of Tiglieto Abbey in 1135 by Manfred I, Marquis of Saluzzo. The abbey became an important local centre for agriculture and held a flourishing market...
, SaluzzoSaluzzoSaluzzo is a town and former principality in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont region, Italy.The city of Saluzzo is built on a hill overlooking a vast, well-cultivated plain. Iron, lead, silver, marble, slate etc... - Tre Fontane AbbeyTre Fontane AbbeyTre Fontane Abbey , or the Abbey of Saints Vincent and Anastasius, is a Roman Catholic abbey in Rome, currently held by the Trappist Fathers of the Cistercian Order. It is known for raising the lambs whose wool is used to weave the pallia of new metropolitan archbishops. The Pope blesses the lambs...
, Rome - Vallombrosa Abbey, ReggelloReggelloReggello is a comune in the Province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 25 km southeast of Florence....
- Villa MagnaVilla MagnaVilla Magna is the ancient name of a large imperial Roman villa near the modern town of Anagni, in Lazio, central Italy. The site lies in the Valle del Sacco some 65 km south of Rome, at the foot of the Monti Lepini, directly under the peak known as Monte Giuliano...
, AnagniAnagniAnagni is an ancient town and comune in Latium, central Italy, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical center in Ciociaria.-Geography:...
Poland
- Kołbacz
- Cistercians Abbey in SulejówCistercians Abbey in SulejówSulejów Abbey was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1176 by the duke Kazimierz II the Just. The town of Sulejów grew up round it. The most notable parts of the abbey are:* the Romanesque church of Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury...
- Krzeszów Abbey
- TyniecTyniecTyniec is a historic village in Poland on the Vistula river, since 1973 a part of the city of Kraków . Tyniec is notable for its famous Benedictine abbey founded by king Casimir the Restorer in 1044.-See also:...
- Jasna Góra MonasteryJasna Góra MonasteryThe Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland is the most famous shrine to the Virgin Mary in Poland and the country's greatest place of pilgrimage - for many its spiritual capital. The image of Black Madonna of Częstochowa, to which miraculous powers are attributed, is Jasna Góra's most...
- Cistercians Abbey in WąchockCistercians Abbey in Wachockright|thumb|250px|Wąchock AbbeyWąchock Abbey is a Cistercian abbey in Wąchock, Poland. Located near the larger town of Starachowice in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of south-eastern Poland, Wąchock is best known for the architecture of this Roman Catholic site.The abbey was founded by Cistercian...
Russian Federation
- Troitse-Sergiyeva LavraTroitse-Sergiyeva LavraThe Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 70 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to...
- Chudov MonasteryChudov MonasteryThe Chudov Monastery was founded in the Moscow Kremlin in 1358 by Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow. The monastery was dedicated to the miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae...
- Simonov MonasterySimonov MonasterySimonov monastery in Moscow was established in 1370 by monk Feodor, a nephew and disciple of St Sergius of Radonezh.The monastery land formerly belonged to Simeon Khovrin, a boyar of Greek extraction and progenitor of the great clan of Golovins. He took monastic vows in the cloister under the name...
- Novospassky MonasteryNovospassky MonasteryNovospassky Monastery is one of the fortified monasteries surrounding Moscow from south-east.It was the first monastery to be founded in Moscow in the early 14th century. The Saviour Church was its original katholikon...
- Novodevichy ConventNovodevichy ConventNovodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow. Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from an ancient maidens' convent within the Moscow Kremlin. Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has...
- Borisoglebsky Monastery
- Ferapontov MonasteryFerapontov MonasteryThe Ferapontov convent , in the Vologda region of Russia, is considered one of the purest examples of Russian medieval art, a reason given by UNESCO for its inscription on the World Heritage List....
- Kirillo-Belozersky MonasteryKirillo-Belozersky MonasteryKirillo-Belozersky Monastery , loosely translated in English as the St. Cyril-Belozersk Monastery, used to be the largest monastery of Northern Russia. The monastery was dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which cause it was sometimes referred to as the Dormition Monastery...
- Solovetsky MonasterySolovetsky MonasterySolovetsky Monastery was the greatest citadel of Christianity in the Russian North before being turned into a special Soviet prison and labor camp , which served as a prototype for the GULag system. Situated on the Solovetsky Islands in the White Sea, the monastery braved many changes of fortune...
- Khutyn MonasteryKhutyn MonasteryKhutyn Monastery of Saviour's Transfiguration and of St. Varlaam used to be the holiest monastery of the medieval Novgorod Republic. The monastery is situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River some 10 km north northeast of Velikiy Novgorod, in the village of Khutyn, whose name is perhaps...
- Ipatiev MonasteryIpatiev MonasteryThe Ipatiev Monastery —sometimes translated into English as Hypatian Monastery—is a male monastery, situated on the bank of the Kostroma River just opposite the city of Kostroma...
- Valaam MonasteryValaam MonasteryThe Valaam Monastery, or Valamo Monastery is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe.-History:...
- Danilov MonasteryDanilov MonasteryDanilov Monastery, in full Svyato-Danilov Monastery or Holy Danilov Monastery , is a monastery on the right bank of the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia...
- Andronikov Monastery
- Alexander Nevsky Monastery
- Marfo-Mariinsky ConventMarfo-Mariinsky ConventMarfo-Mariinsky Convent, or Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy in the Possession of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna is a female cloister in Moscow....
Spain
- Lluc Sanctuary, Majorca
- Monasterio de PiedraMonasterio de PiedraMonasterio de Piedra is a monastery, hotel and park complex in the Iberian System area, near Nuévalos, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. The monastery was founded in 1194 by Alfonso II of Aragon wiht thirteen Cistercian monks from Poblet Monastery, in an old castle next to the Piedra river,...
, Zaragoza Province - Montserrat Priory, MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
- Nuestra Señora de Rueda MonasteryReal Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de RuedaRueda Abbey or Rueda de Ebro Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in Sástago in the Ribera Baja del Ebro comarca, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, 74 kilometres to the south-east of Zaragoza on the left bank of the Ebro...
, Zaragoza Province - San Julián de Samos Abbey, Lugo Province
- San Salvador of Leyre AbbeyMonastery of LeyreThe Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre is a religious complex at the south of the Sierra of Leyre, in northern Navarre, Spain, standing out as one of the most important historical monasteries of Spain. The oldest records of the site date from 842, when Íñigo Arista, held as first king of Pamplona,...
, NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France... - Santa María de El Paular MonasterySanta Maria de El PaularThe Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular is a former Carthusian monastery located just northwest of Madrid, in the town of Rascafría, located in the Valley of Lozoya below the Sierra de Guadarrama. Supposedly construction begun in 1390 by orders of Henry II of Castile, and construction proceeded...
, Madrid Province - Santa María de Montserrat AbbeySanta Maria de MontserratSanta Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, in Monistrol de Montserrat, in Catalonia, Spain.It hosts the Virgin of Montserrat, and the Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, a publishing house, one of the oldest presses in the world still running, with...
, Barcelona Province - Santa María de Moreruela AbbeyMoreruela AbbeyMoreruela Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the province of Zamora in Castile and León, Spain.- Location :...
, Zamora Province - Santa María de Poblet MonasteryPoblet MonasteryThe Royal Abbey of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1151, located at the feet of the Prades Mountains, in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in Catalonia . It was founded by Cistercian monks from France on lands conquered from the Moors...
, Tarragona Province - Santa María de Vallbona Monastery, Lleida Province
- Santa María de Valdediós Monastery, AsturiasAsturiasThe Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
- Santa María la Real de Fitero MonasteryMonastery of FiteroThe Monastery of Fitero is a Cistercian monastery located at Fitero, Navarre, Spain, on the banks of the Alhama River.It was founded, on a different site, in 1141 as part of the Cistercian expansion into Spain from the "epicenter" at Escaladieu Abbey, and moved to Fitero in 1152. Durand was...
, NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France... - Santa María la Real de Las Huelgas Monastery, Burgos Province
- Santo Domingo de Silos Abbey, Burgos Province
- Suso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja Province
- Yuso Monastery, San Millán de la Cogolla, La Rioja Province
CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
- CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
- St. Thomas Roman Monastery (Deir Mar Touma), Saidnaya
- Melkite Greek
- Jacques le Mutilé (Deir Mar Yakub), Qara
- St. Sergius (Mar Sarkis) monastery
- Syrian Catholic
- St. Moses the Abyssinian (Deir Mar Musa) Monastery
OrthodoxEastern ChristianityEastern Christianity comprises the Christian traditions and churches that developed in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Middle East, Northeastern Africa, India and parts of the Far East over several centuries of religious antiquity. The term is generally used in Western Christianity to...
- Coptic
- Avraam Monastery, Maaret, Sednaya
- GreekChurch of GreeceThe Church of Greece , part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
- Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Blemana, Lattakya
- St. George Monastery, Mehardeh, Hama
- St. Eliane Monastery, Homs
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kferam, Homs
- St John the Baptist Monastery, Alepo
- Our Lady of Sednaya Convent, Sednaya
- St. Elias (Deir MAr Elias), Sednaya
- Cherubim Convent (Deir Cherubim - Shirubeim), Sednaya
- Saint Thekla Convent, Maaloula
- St. George Al-Humayrah Monastery, Homs
- Mar SarkisMar SarkisSeveral monasteries in Syria, Lebanon and Turkey are dedicated to Mar Sarkis and Bakhos .These include:* Monastery of Mar Sarkis and Bakhos, Tourza North Lebanon|Mar Sarkis and Bakhos...
, Maaloula
- Syrian
- Convent of Lady, Saidnaya, Damascus
- St. Estphariuos Orthodox Monastery
- Our Lady (Dormition) Convent, Banias
- St. George Monastery, Mehardeh
- St. Eliane Monastery, Homs
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kferam, Homs
- St John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo
- St. Ephrem Monastery, Maaret, Saidnaya [1]
- St. Mary's Monastery (Morth Maryam) Tel Wardiat, al-Hasseke
(see also Monasteries of Syria)
United Kingdom
- Abbeys and priories in EnglandAbbeys and priories in EnglandAbbeys and priories in England lists abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in England.-Article layout:The list is presented alphabetically by ceremonial county...
- Abbeys and priories on the Isle of ManAbbeys and priories on the Isle of ManAbbeys and priories in Isle of Man is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in the Isle of Man.-Abbreviations and Key:-Isle of Man:-See also:*List of abbeys and priories*List of abbeys and priories in Scotland...
- Abbeys and priories in Northern IrelandAbbeys and priories in Northern IrelandAbbeys and priories in Northern Ireland is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in Northern Ireland.-Abbreviations and Key:-County Antrim:-County Armagh:-County Down:-County Fermanagh:-County Londonderry:...
- List of religious houses in Scotland
- Abbeys and priories in WalesAbbeys and priories in WalesAbbeys and priories in Wales lists abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic religious houses in Wales.-Article layout:The list is presented alphabetically by county...
United States
- Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Bardstown, Kentucky
- Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank, Wisconsin
- Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Huntsville, Utah
- Assumption AbbeyAssumption AbbeyAssumption Abbey is a community of monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, popularly known as Trappists. The monks first came to Ava, Missouri from New Melleray Abbey in Iowa in 1950 to establish the monastic life here. The Assumption Abbey is popular for its fruitcakes...
, Richardton, North Dakota - Belmont AbbeyBelmont Abbey, North CarolinaMary Help of Christians Abbey, better known as Belmont Abbey, is a small community of Benedictine monks in the town of Belmont, North Carolina, outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States. Founded by Bishop Leo Haid in 1876, it is the daughter abbey to St. Vincent's Abbey in Latrobe,...
, Belmont, North Carolina - Conception AbbeyConception AbbeyConception Abbey is a monastery of the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery, founded by the Swiss Engelberg Abbey in 1873 in northwest Missouri's Nodaway County, was raised to a conventual priory in 1876 and elevated to an abbey in 1881...
, Conception, Missouri - Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Pennsylvania
- Dominican House of StudiesDominican House of StudiesThe Dominican House of Studies is a Priory of the Province of St. Joseph of the Order of Preachers. It houses the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception and the Priory of the Immaculate Conception...
, Washington, D.C. - Georgetown Visitation Monastery, Washington, D.C.
- Marmion AbbeyMarmion AcademyMarmion Academy is a Roman Catholic high school for young men located in Aurora, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.The academy is run by the Benedictine monks of Marmion Abbey, located on campus...
, Aurora, Illinois - Monastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear CreekMonastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear CreekOur Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek Abbey or Clear Creek Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey in the Ozark Mountains near Hulbert, Oklahoma.Clear Creek Abbey was founded in 1999 by monks from the Abbey of Fontgombault, France, itself founded in 1091...
, Hulbert, Oklahoma - Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, Georgia
- Mt. Michael's Abbey, suburban Omaha, Nebraska
- Saint Anselm's AbbeySaint Anselm's AbbeySt. Anselm's Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey located at 4501 South Dakota Avenue, N.E., in Washington, D.C.. It operates the prestigious boys' middle and high school St. Anselm's Abbey School.- History :...
, Washington, D.C. - Saint Benedict Abbey, Still River, Massachusetts
- Saint Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, Kansas
- Saint Bernard Abbey Cullman, Alabama
- Saint Gregory's AbbeySt. Gregory's Abbey (Oklahoma)St. Gregory's Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery of the American-Cassinese Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monastery, founded by monks of the French monastery of Notre Dame de la Pierre-qui-Vire in 1876, was originally located in present day Konawa, Oklahoma and called Sacred...
, Shawnee, OklahomaShawnee, OklahomaShawnee is a city in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 29,857 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the Oklahoma City-Shawnee Combined Statistical Area; it is also the county seat of Pottawatomie County and the principal city of the Shawnee Micropolitan Statistical... - Saint John's AbbeySaint John's AbbeySaint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota is a Benedictine monastery affiliated with the American Cassinese Congregation. The Abbey was established following the arrival in the area of monks from Saint Vincent Abbey of Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1856. Saint John's is the second-largest...
, Collegeville, MN - Saint Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, Louisiana, Saint Joseph Abbey
- Saint Leo AbbeySaint Leo AbbeySaint Leo Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located in Saint Leo, Florida, United States.-History:Saint Leo Abbey, located in Pasco County, Florida, traces its founding to 1882 when Judge Edmund F. Dunne founded the Catholic Colony of San Antonio. Sent by Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, Father Gerard...
, Saint Leo, Florida - Saint Louis AbbeySaint Louis AbbeyThe Abbey of Saint Mary and Saint Louis is an abbey of the Roman Catholic English Benedictine Congregation located in St. Louis County, Missouri USA. The Abbey is an important presence in the spiritual life of the Archdiocese of St. Louis...
, St. Louis, Missouri - Saint Mary's Abbey, Morris Township, New Jersey
- Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Spencer County, Indiana
- Saint Paul's Abbey, Newton, New Jersey
- Saint Procopius Abbey, Lisle, Illinois
- Saint Vincent ArchabbeySaint Vincent ArchabbeySaint Vincent Archabbey, was founded in 1846 by Father Boniface Wimmer, OSB, and is the oldest Benedictine monastery in the United States.The Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey operate and teach at Saint Vincent College and Saint Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, located ...
, Latrobe, Pennsylvania - Subiaco Abbey and AcademySubiaco Abbey and AcademySubiaco Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located in Logan County, Arkansas, United States, in the Arkansas River valley. Subiaco Abbey and its associated academy are major features of the town of Subiaco, Arkansas. It is located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. It is named after...
, Subiaco, Arkansas