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Monasteries in Switzerland

69 monasteries in Switzerland. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.

Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu Romont The Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu is a Cistercian monastery located near the town of Romont in t… Abbey of Saint Gall The Abbey of Saint Gall (Abtei St. Gallen) is a dissolved abbey (747–1805) in a Catholic r… Amthaus (former Cistercian monastery) Fraubrunnen Abbey (Kloster Fraubrunnen, Fons beatae Mariae, in English, "spring, or well, … Augustinerkloster Zürich Augustinerkloster was one of the eight monasteries within the medieval city of Zürich in S… Benedictine Monastery Fahr Fahr Convent (Kloster Fahr) is a Benedictine convent located in an exclave of the canton o… Benedictine abbey of Mariastein Mariastein Abbey (Kloster Mariastein) is a Benedictine monastery in Metzerlen-Mariastein i… Bonmont cistercian abbey Bonmont Abbey (Abbaye de Bonmont) is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of … Capuchin friary with wall enclosure The Capuchin Friary, Rapperswil, (Kapuzinerkloster Rapperswil) is a Capuchin friary locate… Chartreuse d'Oujon Oujon Charterhouse (Chartreuse d'Oujon) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse near Ar… Church and Monastery of St. Mary of the Assumption Claro Abbey (Monastero di Santa Maria Assunta supra Claro) is a Benedictine community of n… Cistercian Abbey Magerau La Maigrauge Abbey or Magerau Abbey (Abbaye de la Maigrauge, Abtei Magerau) is a monastery… Cistercian Convent of Mariazell and Convent Archives Wurmsbach Abbey (Kloster Mariazell-Wurmsbach) is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in… Cistercian convent with parish church and mortuary chapel Eschenbach Abbey (Kloster Eschenbach, Abbatia B. M. V. et Sanctae Catharinae) is a communi… Collège Saint-Michel Collège Saint-Michel (Kollegium St. Michael) is a Gymnasium school located in Fribourg, Sw… Disentis Abbey Disentis Abbey (Reichskloster Disentis) is a Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Grison… Dominican Convent The Dominican Convent, Ilanz, the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Ilanz Dominican S… Dominican Convent of Mary's Refuge Weesen Abbey (Dominikanerinnenkloster Maria Zuflucht, ODSHLT) is a monastery of Dominican … Einsiedeln Abbey Einsiedeln Abbey (Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Catholic monastery administered by the Benedict… Engelberg Abbey Engelberg Abbey (Kloster Engelberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obw… Fischingen Abbey Fischingen Abbey (Kloster Fischingen), now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery s… Former Abbey Königsfelden Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a commun… Former Benedictine Abbey of All Saints (monastery/convent church, Erhard and Michaelis Chapel, infirmary and novitiate, beguinage, predecessor buildings I-III) Kloster Allerheiligen (lit. 'All Saints Abbey') is a former Benedictine monastery in the S… Former Cistercian Monastery of Tänikon Tänikon Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery in the village of Ettenhausen in the municipa… Former Cistercian abbey of Montheron Montheron Abbey is an historic monastery in Montheron near Lausanne in Switzerland. It was… Former Cistercian monastery Frienisberg Frienisberg Abbey is a former Cistercian religious house in the Swiss municipality of Seed… Former Convent of the Holy Cross Schänis Abbey (Kloster Schänis) was founded in the 9th century. It was situated in the pre… Former Ittingen Charterhouse Ittingen Charterhouse (Kartause Ittingen) is a former Carthusian monastery near Warth, Can… Former Monastery Buildings Interlaken Monastery (Kloster Interlaken or Augustinerchorherrenstift) was a convent of th… Former Premonstratensian abbey Gottstat Monastery is a former Premonstratensian monastery in the municipality of Orpund i… Former St. Urban's Abbey St. Urban's Abbey (Kloster Sankt Urban) is a former Cistercian monastery in the municipali… Grimmenstein monastery Grimmenstein Monastery is a monastery of Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in Wa… Hauterive Monastery Hauterive Abbey (Abbaye d’Hauterive) is a Cistercian abbey in the Swiss municipality of Ha… Humilimont Abbey Humilimont Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey located in the commune of Marsens in the Ca… Kappel Abbey Kappel Abbey is a former Cistercian monks monastery located in Kappel am Albis in the Swis… Kleinlützel Priory Kleinlützel Priory was a small religious house at Kleinlützel, a community in the district… Kloster St. Georgen zu Stein am Rhein St. George's Abbey, Stein am Rhein (Kloster Sankt Georgen, Stein am Rhein) was a Benedicti… Klosterkirche St. Peter und Paul, Cazis Cazis Convent (Kloster Cazis) is a chapter of canonesses, following the Rule of Saint Augu… Kreuzlingen Abbey Kreuzlingen Abbey (Stift Kreuzlingen or Kloster Kreuzlingen), in Kreuzlingen in Switzerlan… La Valsainte Charterhouse La Valsainte Charterhouse or La Valsainte (Vallis sanctorum omnium, later Vallis Sancta) s… Madonna del Sasso The Madonna del Sasso is a Marian Pontifical shrine in Orselina, above the city of Locarno… Maria Rickenbach Monastery Maria Rickenbach Monastery (Benediktinnerinnenkloster Maria Rickenbach) is a Benedictine m… Monastery complex of Santa Maria Assunta Bigorio Monastery (Kapuzinerkloster Bigorio, Convento di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Capuchi… Mount Zion/Uetliburg Mount Zion Abbey (Berg Sion) is a Premonstratensian nuns' abbey in the municipality of Gom… Moutier-Grandval Abbey Moutier-Grandval Abbey was a Benedictine abbey near the villages of Moutier and Grandval i… Oetenbach nunnery Oetenbach was a Dominican nunnery in the medieval municipality of Zürich in Switzerland. O… Pfafers Abbey Pfäfers Abbey (Kloster Pfäfers), also known as St. Pirminsberg from its position on a moun… Provostry, former Benedictine monastery St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal (Kloster St. Johann im Thurtal) was a Benedictine monaster… Rathausen Abbey Church The Rathausen Abbey was a Cistercian convent for women located in the municipality of Ebik… Rheinau Abbey Rheinau Abbey (Kloster Rheinau) was a Benedictine monastery in Rheinau in the canton of Zu… Ritterhaus Bubikon Bubikon Castle or Bubikon Commandery (Ritterhaus Bubikon) is a castle in the municipality … Romainmôtier Monastery Romainmôtier Priory is a former Cluniac priory in the municipality of Romainmôtier-Envy in… Ruin of the former Cluniac church and outbuildings Rüeggisberg Priory (Kloster Rüeggisberg) was a Cluniac priory in the municipality of Rüegg… Rüegsau Abbey Rüegsau Priory (possibly Rüegsau Abbey towards the end of its existence) (Kloster Rüegsau)… Rüti Monastery Rüti Monastery (Prämonstratenserkloster Rüti) was a former Premonstratensian monastery, fo… Saint John Abbey The Abbey of Saint John (Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann, Romansh: Claustra benedictin… St. Johannsen Abbey Erlach Abbey or St. Johannsen Abbey (Kloster Erlach, otherwise Abtei St. Johannsen) was a … Thorberg Castle with outbuildings Thorberg Castle (Schloss Thorberg) is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, now … Thunstetten Commandery The Thunstetten Commandery was a medieval monastery of the Knights Hospitaller in the Swis… Tibet Institute Rikon The Tibet Institute Rikon is a Tibetan monastery located in Zell-Rikon im Tösstal in the T… Trub Abbey Töss Convent Töss Monastery was a community of Dominican nuns located in the former Swiss city of Töss,… Uznach Abbey St Otmar's Abbey, Uznach, Switzerland, is a monastery of the Congregation of Missionary Be… Wonnenstein Monastery with convent Wonnenstein Friary or Mary's Rose Garden Wonnenstein is a monastery of Sisters of the Thir… Zisterzienserinnenkloster Feldbach Feldbach abbey was a former Cistercian abbey of nuns in the municipality of Steckborn, Thu… cloister of the former Barfüsser monastery The Barfüsserkloster in the old town of Zurich is a former Franciscan friary. It was first… former Benedictine monastery Muri Muri Abbey (Kloster Muri) was a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. … former Cistercian monastery Wettingen Wettingen Abbey (Kloster Wettingen) was a Cistercian monastery in Wettingen in the Swiss c… former St. John commandry The Münchenbuchsee Commandery was a medieval commandery of the Knights Hospitaller in the … preachers monastery The Predigerkloster was a monastery of the Dominican Order, established around 1234 and ab…

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