The monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in communities or alone (hermits). The monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church or temple, and may also serve as an oratory.
Monasteries
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6Abbey of Reichenau
The Benedictine Abbey of Reichenau was founded in 724 by the itinerant Saint Pirmin, who is said to have fled Spain ahead of the Moorish invaders, with patronage that included Charles Martel, and, more locally, Count Berthold of the Ahalolfinger and the Alemannian Duke Santfrid I (Nebi).
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9Abbey of Saint Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a Roman Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland of a dissolved abbey (747-1805). The Carolingian-era monastery has existed since 719 and became an independent principality between 9th and 13th centuries, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe.
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10Alcobaca Monastery
The Alcobaca Monastery is a Mediaeval Roman Catholic monastery located in the town of Alcobaca, in Oeste Subregion. It was founded by the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, in 1153, and maintained a close association with the Kings of Portugal throughout its history.
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10Batalha Monastery
The Monastery of Batalha, literally the Monastery of the Battle, is a Dominican convent in the civil parish of Batalha, in the district of Leiria, in the Centro Region region of Portugal.
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8Coastal Monastery of Saint Sergius
The Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius is a Russian Orthodox monastery in the coastal settlement of Strelna near St. Petersburg. It used to be one of the richest monasteries of the Russian Empire and formerly contained seven churches as well as many chapels.
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9Convent of Christ (Tomar)
The Convent of Christ (Portuguese: Convento de Cristo/Mosteiro de Cristo) is a former Roman Catholic convent/monastery in the civil parish of Tomare Santa Maria dos Olivais, in the Centrol region municipality of Tomar.
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10Convent of Santa Catalina
This convent was founded in 1611 for the Dominican Order.
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4Daphni Monastery
Daphni or Dafni is an 11th-century Byzantine monastery 11 km north-west of central Athens in the suburb of Chaidari, south of Athinon Avenue (GR-8A). It is situated near the forest of the same name, on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis. The forest covers about 15 to 20 km².
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10Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for over 400 years, until 1539, when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
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9Gelati Monastery
Gelati is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi, in the Imereti region of western Georgia. A masterpiece of the Georgian Golden Age, Gelati was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia and is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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7Gracanica Monastery
Gracanica is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Kosovo. It was rebuilt by the Serbian king Stefan Milutin in 1321 on the ruins of a 6th-century early Christian three-naved basilica.
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8Haghpat Monastery
Haghpat Monastery, also known as Haghpatavank, is a medieval Armenian monastery complex in Haghpat, Armenia. The monastery was founded by Queen Khosrovanuysh, wife of the Bagratid king Ashot III, probably in 976. The nearby monastery at Sanahin was built around the same time.
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2Holy Monastery of St. Stephen, Meteora
The Holy Monastery of St. Stephen is one of the most attainable as we don’t have to cope with innumerable stairs to reach it. The small single-nave church of St. Stephen was built in the middle of 16th and decorated in 1545 or a little later.
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3Imperial Abbey of Corvey
The Imperial Abbey of Corvey or Princely Abbey of Corvey was a Benedictine abbey on the River Weser, 2 km northeast of Hoxter, now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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10Jeronimos Monastery
The Jeronimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery, is a monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome located near the shore of the parish of Belem, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal.
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10Jokhang (Qoikang Monastery)
The Jokhang, also known as the Qoikang Monastery, Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery and Zuglagkang, is a Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet.
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2Kalwaria Paclawska Sanctuary
Kalwaria Paclawska Sanctuary. It was founded by Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro in 1665. The Sanctuary of the Passion of Christ and Our Lady of Calvary, a Franciscan monastery and novitiate, and a pilgrim house are located at the top of the hill, 465 meters above sea level.
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3Lower Lavra of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Lower Lavra it is the current monastery where monks are living and adoring like a thousand years ago. There are Near and Far underground Lavra Caves located in Lower monastery.
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3Manasija monastery
Manasija, is a Serb Orthodox monastery near Despotovac, Serbia, founded by Despot Stefan Lazarevic between 1406 and 1418. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
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4Maulbronn monastery
Maulbronn Monastery is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex in Europe. It is situated on the outskirts of Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and is separated from the town by fortifications.
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10Meteora
The Meteora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece.
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3Mezhyrich Monastery
Mezhyrich Monastery the complex of monastic buildings XVI-XVII century in the village Mezhyrich in Volyn.
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8Monasteries San Mylyan Cogolla
The monasteries of San Millan de Suso (6th century) and San Millan de Yuso (11th century) are two monasteries situated in the village of San MillanCogolla, La Rioja, Spain.
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7Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Patmos
The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (also called Monastery of Saint John the Divine) is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of Patmos. UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage site. It is named after St. John of Patmos.
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10Monastery of Santa Cruz, Coimbra
The Santa Cruz Monastery (English: Monastery of the Holy Cross, Portuguese: Mosteiro de Santa Cruz), best known as Igreja (Church) de Santa Cruz, is a National Monument in Coimbra, Portugal.
