List of abbeys and priories is a link list for any abbey or priory. As of 2016[update], the Catholic Church has 3,600 abbeys and monasteries worldwide.[1]
In Europe edit
Armenia edit
- Akhtala Monastery
- Gandzasar monastery
- Geghard
- Goshavank
- Haghartsin Monastery
- Haghpat Monastery
- Kecharis Monastery
- Khor Virap
- Noravank
- Sanahin Monastery
- Sevanavank
- Tatev Monastery
Austria edit
Belgium edit
Czechia edit
- Břevnov Archabbey
- Emauzy Abbey
- Rajhrad Abbey
- Vyšší Brod
- many more
Denmark edit
Finland edit
France edit
Georgia edit
- Betania Monastery
- Bodbe Monastery
- David Gareja monastery complex
- Gelati Monastery
- Jvari (monastery)
- Shio-Mgvime Monastery
Germany edit
- Beuron Archabbey
- Echenbrunn Abbey
- Frauenburg
- Maria Laach
- Münsterschwarzach Abbey
- Abbey of Prüm
- Quedlinburg Abbey
- St. Hildegard's Abbey, Eibingen im Rheingau
- Himmelkron Abbey
Hungary edit
- Benedictine Abbey of Bakonybél
- Benedictine Abbey of Pécsvárad
- Benedictine Abbey of Tihany
- Benedictine Archabbey of Pannonhalma, a territorial abbacy
- Cistercian Abbey of Szentgotthárd
- Franciscan Monastery of Baja
- Majk Abbey
- Zirc Abbey
Ireland (Republic Eire) edit
Italy edit
- Abbey of Santa Giustina, Padua
- Abbey of the Holy Spirit at Monte Morrone, Sulmona
- Abbey of the Saviour, Abbadia San Salvatore
- Badia Fiorentina, Florence
- Basilica di San Zeno Abbey, Verona
- Bobbio Abbey, Bobbio, a territorial abbacy
- Camaldoli Monastery, Poppi
- Casamari Abbey, Veroli
- Certosa di Galluzzo, Galluzzo
- Certosa di Padula, Salerno
- Certosa di Pavia, Pavia
- Cervara Abbey, Santa Margherita Ligure
- Chiaravalle Abbey, Milan
- Chiaravalle Abbey, Tolentino
- Cistercian Abbey, Albino
- Farfa Abbey, Fara Sabina, a territorial abbacy
- Fonte Avellana, Serra Sant'Abbondio
- Fossanova Abbey, Priverno
- Fruttuaria, San Benigno Canavese
- Grottaferrata Abbey, Grottaferrata, the only Italo-Albanese territorial abbacy
- Hermitage of Camaldoli, Naples
- La Trinità della Cava, Cava de' Tirreni
- Lucedio Abbey, Turin
- Marienberg Abbey, Mals
- Matris Domini Monastery, Bergamo
- Monastery of the Holy Saviour, Lecceto
- Monte Cassino, Cassino, a territorial abbacy
- Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Asciano
- Nonantola Abbey, Nonantola
- Novalesa Abbey, Val di Susa
- Pomposa Abbey, Ferrara, a territorial abbacy
- Säben Abbey, Klausen
- Sacra di San Michele, Val di Susa
- Sacro Convento, Assisi
- San Clemente Abbey, Castiglione a Casauria
- San Giorgio Monastery, Venice
- San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo
- San Giovanni in Venere, Fossacesia
- San Liberatore a Maiella, Serramonacesca
- San Mercuriale, Forlì
- San Miniato al Monte, Florence
- San Pietro, Perugia, Perugia
- San Pietro in Bovara, Bovara
- San Pietro in Valle, Ferentillo
- San Salvatore, Brescia, Brescia
- San Vincenzo al Volturno, Castel San Vincenzo
- San Vittore alle Chiuse, Genga
- San Zeno (Pisa), Pisa
- Sant'Anselmo, Rome
- Sant'Antimo Abbey, Montalcino
- Abbey of Santa Lucia, Rocca di Cambio
- Santa Maria Arabona, Manopello
- Santa Maria Casanova, Villa Celiera
- Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence
- Santa Maria della Vittoria, Scurcola Marsicana
- Santi Vito e Salvo, San Salvo
- Santo Spirito d'Ocre, Ocre
- Santo Stefano, Bologna
- Santo Stefano in Manciano, Manciano
- Sassovivo Abbey, Foligno
- Staffarda Abbey, Saluzzo
- Tre Fontane Abbey, Rome
- Vallombrosa Abbey, Reggello
- Villa Magna, Anagni
Netherlands edit
- Berne Abbey, Heeswijk
- Egmond Abbey, Egmond-Binnen
- Koningshoeven Abbey, Berkel-Enschot
- Lilbosch Abbey, Echt
- Middelburg Abbey, Middelburg
- Rijnsburg Abbey, Rijnsburg
- Rolduc Abbey, Kerkrade
- Ruinen Abbey, Ruinen
- Sion Abbey, Diepenveen
- Stavoren Abbey, Stavoren
- Susteren Abbey, Susteren
- Thorn Abbey, Thorn
- Ulingsheide Abbey, Tegelen
- St. Benedictusberg Abbey, Vaals
- St. Paul's Abbey, Utrecht
- St. Willibrord's Abbey, Doetinchem
Norway edit
Poland edit
- Kołbacz
- Cistercians Abbey in Sulejów
- Krzeszów Abbey
- Tyniec
- Jasna Góra Monastery
- Cistercians Abbey in Wąchock
Portugal edit
Russian Federation edit
- Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
- Chudov Monastery
- Simonov Monastery
- Novospassky Monastery
- Novodevichy Convent
- Borisoglebsky Monastery
- Ferapontov Monastery
- Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
- Solovetsky Monastery
- Khutyn Monastery
- Ipatiev Monastery
- Valaam Monastery
- Danilov Monastery
- Andronikov Monastery
- Alexander Nevsky Monastery
- Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
Spain edit
- Lluc Sanctuary, Majorca
- Monasterio de Piedra, Zaragoza Province
- Nuestra Señora de Rueda Monastery, Zaragoza Province
- San Salvador of Leyre Abbey, Navarre
- Santa María de El Paular Monastery, Madrid Province
- Santa María de Montserrat Abbey, Barcelona Province
- Santa María de Moreruela Abbey, Zamora Province
- Santa María de Poblet Monastery, Tarragona Province
- Santa María de Vallbona Monastery, Lleida Province
- Santa María la Real de Fitero Monastery, Navarre
- 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
Sweden edit
Switzerland edit
United Kingdom edit
In Asia edit
Australia edit
China edit
People's Republic edit
- Yenki Abbey, Yenki (Yanji)
Hong Kong edit
- Our Lady of Joy Abbey (Trappist Haven Monastery), Lantau Island, New Territories
India edit
- St Michael's Priory, Kumily
Indonesia edit
- Rawaseneng Monastery, Temanggung
- Bunda Pemersatu Monastery, Gedono, Semarang
- Lamanabi Trappist Monastery, East Flores
Korea edit
North Korea edit
- St Benedict's Territorial Abbey, Tokwon
South Korea edit
- St Bernardo Tolomei Abbey, Goseong
- St Maurus and St Placidus Abbey, Waegwan
Philippines edit
Syria edit
Orthodox edit
- Greek
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kferam, Homs
- St. Elias (Deir Mar Elias), Sednaya
- Mar Sarkis, Maaloula
- Syriac
In the Americas edit
Argentina edit
- Abadía de Cristo Rey, Tucumán
- Monasterio Benedictino Santa María, Los Toldos
- Abadía de San Benito, Luján
- Abadía del Niño Dios, Victoria
Canada edit
- Saint Benedict Abbey, Quebec, Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec
- Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac (Oka, Quebec)
- Ursulines of Quebec
- Canonesses of St. Augustine of the Mercy of Jesus
- Westminster Abbey, Mission, BC
United States edit
- Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California
- Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Bardstown, Kentucky
- Abbey of Regina Laudis, Bethlehem, Connecticut
- Assumption Abbey, Richardton, North Dakota
- Belmont Abbey, Belmont, North Carolina
- Blue Cloud Abbey, Marvin, South Dakota
- Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, located on Mt. Equinox, outside Arlington, Vermont
- Christ the King Priory, Schuyler, Nebraska
- Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri
- Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Pennsylvania
- Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C.
- Georgetown Visitation Monastery, Washington, D.C.
- Marmion Abbey, Aurora, Illinois
- Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, South Carolina
- Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Abiquiú, New Mexico
- Monastery of Our Lady of the Annunciation of Clear Creek, Hulbert, Oklahoma
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers, Georgia
- Monks of Mary, Sprague, Washington
- Mount Angel Abbey, Saint Benedict, Oregon
- Mount Michael Abbey, suburban Omaha, Nebraska
- Mount Saviour Monastery, Elmira, New York
- New Melleray Abbey, near Dubuque, Iowa.
- Our Lady of Dallas Abbey, Dallas, Texas
- Portsmouth Abbey, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
- Saint Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C.
- Saint Anselm Abbey, Goffstown, New Hampshire
- Saint Benedict Abbey, Still River, Massachusetts
- St. Bernard Abbey, Cullman, Alabama
- Saint Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, Kansas
- Saint Gregory's Abbey, Shawnee, Oklahoma
- Saint Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan
- Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota
- St. Joseph Abbey, Louisiana, Saint Benedict, Louisiana
- St. Joseph's Abbey, Massachusetts, Spencer, Massachusetts
- Saint Leo Abbey, Saint Leo, Florida
- Saint Louis Abbey, St. Louis, Missouri
- Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Spencer County, Indiana
- St. Michael's Abbey, Silverado, California
- St Paul's Abbey, Newton, New Jersey
- Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- Subiaco Abbey and Academy, Subiaco, Arkansas
Venezuela edit
In Africa edit
Benin edit
Burkina Faso edit
Democratic Republic of the Congo edit
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) edit
Kenya edit
Senegal edit
South Africa edit
Tanzania edit
- St Maurus and St Placidus Abbey, Hanga
- Our Lady Help of Christians Abbey, Ndanda
Togo edit
Uganda edit
Fictional abbeys edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Laudato Si". Vermont Catholic. 8 (4): 73. December 19, 2016.