Monasteries of the world

4,872 monasteries and abbeys across 6 continents and 130+ countries — from medieval European abbeys to Buddhist monasteries in Thailand, Tibet and across Asia. Data from Wikidata (CC0); summaries from Wikipedia.

The oldest monasteries in the world

Asia 931

Abbey of Mount Tabor Israel Abbey of Our Lady of Mount Zion Israel Abbey of St. Mary of the Valley of Jehosaphat Israel Abhayagiri vihāra Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery Hebron, Palestine Agarak monastery Iğdır Province, Turkey Aghavnavank Monastery Aghavnavank, Armenia Aghjots Vank Ararat Province, Armenia Aghperig Monastery Turkey, Turkey Akhtala monastery Akhtala, Armenia Aki Kokubun-ji Temple Higashihiroshima, Japan Akner monastery Eğner, Turkey Alahan Monastery Silifke, Turkey Alchi Monastery Leh district, India Ali Monastery Posof, Turkey Amaras Monastery Maçkalaşen, Azerbaijan Amarbayasgalant Monastery Selenge Province, Mongolia Ancha monastery İncilli, Turkey Aparank Monastery Bahçesaray, Turkey Aprank monastery Erzincan Province, Turkey Arakelots Monastery Muş, Turkey Arakelots Vank Acharkut, Armenia Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross Gevaş district, Turkey Armenian Monastery of Saint Saviour (Jerusalem) East Jerusalem, Palestine Arqakaghni monastery Adana Province, Turkey Arsha Vidya Gurukulam India Astvatsynkal Monastery Hartavan, Armenia Atumashi Monastery Mon State, Myanmar Aung Zabu Monastery Yangon, Myanmar Awa Kokubun-ji Temple Tateyama, Japan Awa Kokubun-niji Ishii, Japan Bagavan Turkey, Turkey Bagnayr monastery Kozluca, Turkey Bailin Temple Beixinqiao Subdistrict, China Balamand Monastery Tripoli, Lebanon Baldan Bereeven Monastery Ömnödelger, Mongolia Baranagar Math Baranagar, India Bardan Monastery Zanskar district, India Bardzrakash Monastery Dsegh, Armenia Basgo Monastery Leh district, India Beaterio de Terciarias Agustinas Recoletas Q1075125, Philippines Belur Math Howrah, India Benchen Monastery Nangqên County, China Benedictine monastery in Abu Ghosh Abu Ghosh, Israel Bermoik Monastery Namchi district, India Berta monastery Artvin, Turkey Bethany Madhom India Bgheno-Noravank Bardzravan, Armenia

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Americas 193

33 Ledgelawn Avenue Bar Harbor, United States Abadía de Cristo Rey Argentina Abadía de San Benito Argentina Abadía del Niño Dios Victoria, Argentina Abbey of New Clairvaux Vina, United States Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac Oka, Canada Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Trinity Huntsville, United States Abbey of Regina Laudis Bethlehem, United States Abbey of the Genesee York, United States Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery California, United States All Saints Monastery British Columbia, Canada Assumption Abbey Missouri, United States Assumption Abbey Richardton, United States Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis Havana, Cuba Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo Recife, Brazil Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Arequipa Arequipa Province, Peru Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo Lima, Peru Belmont Abbey Gaston County, United States Benedictine Sisters of Elk County United States Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica United States Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery British Columbia, Canada Blue Cloud Abbey South Dakota, United States Capela Nossa Senhora da Piedade e Recolhimento do Bom Jesus dos Perdões Salvador, Brazil Charterhouse of the Transfiguration Arlington, United States Christ the Saviour Monastery Canada Church and Convent of Capuchins Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, Guatemala Church and Convent of Our Lady of Palma Salvador, Brazil Church and Convent of Our Lady of the Conception of Lapa Salvador, Brazil Church and Convent of Saint Antony Cairu, Brazil Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Lima, Peru Church of Saint Peter Gonzalez João Pessoa, Brazil Church of San Francisco Puebla, Mexico Church of San Miguel Arcángel Ixmiquilpan Municipality, Mexico Church of the Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel João Pessoa, Brazil College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Conception Abbey Nodaway County, United States Convent and Church of Saint Antony Cachoeira, Brazil Convent of Santo Domingo Cusco District, Peru Convent of the Redemptoristines Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada Convento Building Los Angeles, United States Convento de los Descalzos Lima, Peru Convento dos Mercedários Belém, Brazil Convento e Igreja de Santo Antônio e Capela da Ordem Terceira São Francisco do Conde, Brazil Conventual Temple of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mexico Corpus Christi Monastery The Bronx, United States Daylesford Abbey Paoli, United States Dhammadharini Vihara Penngrove, United States Empty Cloud Monastery United States

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Europe 3584

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Africa 56

Abba Garima Monastery Ethiopia Abbaye Saint-Benoît de Koubri Burkina Faso Abbaye de l'Ascension Togo Abbey of Our Lady of Atlas Tibhirine, Algeria Agbang Conventual Priory Kozah, Togo Bawit Dairut, Egypt Cenae Mauretania Caesariensis, Tunisia Coptic monastery of Deir Rumi Luxor Governorate, Egypt Dayr al-Maymun Markaz Aţfīḩ, Egypt Debre Bizen Nefasit, Eritrea Debre Libanos Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Debre Mariam Eritrea Debre Sina Eritrea Deir Abu Fana Minya Governorate, Egypt Deir el-Anba Samu'il Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt Deir el-Muharraq Asyut Governorate, Egypt Enaton Egypt Ewu Monastery Nigeria Gunda Gunde Monastery Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia Hanga Abbey Tanzania Inkamana Abbey South Africa Istifanos Monastery Wollo Province, Ethiopia Kellia Egypt Keur Moussa abbey Keur Moussa, Senegal Monastery in Ghazali Sudan Monastery of Al-Karkas Egypt Monastery of Saint Anthony Red Sea Governorate, Egypt Monastery of Saint Epiphanius Egypt Monastery of Saint Macarius of Alexandria Beheira Governorate, Egypt Monastery of Saint Matthew the Potter Luxor Governorate, Egypt Monastery of Saint Mina Alexandria Governorate, Egypt Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite Red Sea Governorate, Egypt Monastery of Saint Pishoy Beheira Governorate, Egypt Monastery of St Odile Democratic Republic of the Congo Monastery of the Martyrs Luxor Governorate, Egypt Monastère Notre-Dame-des-Sources Democratic Republic of the Congo Ndanda Abbey Tanzania Paromeos Monastery Beheira Governorate, Egypt Phnoum Luxor Governorate, Egypt Pietersburg Abbey Polokwane, South Africa Priory of Our Lady of Atlas Midelt, Morocco Red Monastery Sohag Governorate, Egypt Saint Catherine Monastery South Sinai Governorate, Egypt Saint Mercurius Church in Coptic Cairo Cairo, Egypt Syrian Monastery Beheira Governorate, Egypt Tbew Qena Governorate, Egypt The monastery of the Archangel Gabriel at Naqlun Faiyum, Egypt Tigoni Conventual Priory Kenya

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Oceania 11

Abbotsford Convent Victoria, Australia Bethungra New South Wales, Australia Bodhinyana Monastery Western Australia, Australia Mount Saint Canice Tasmania, Australia Notre Dame Priory Colebrook, Australia Sacred Heart Monastery New South Wales, Australia Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Penrose Park New South Wales, Australia Southern Star Abbey Takapau, New Zealand St Mark's Abbey Camperdown, Australia The Fort, Oxley Queensland, Australia Thubten Shedrup Ling Victoria, Australia