Site type guide
Monastery
Monasteries are sacred places of discipline, retreat, learning, hospitality, and pilgrimage, often set within landscapes chosen for solitude or spiritual power.
351 monastery sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Monastery sacred sites overview
Monastery sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this guide to compare major country clusters, represented traditions, UNESCO-tagged places, and the map distribution before opening individual site pages.
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Showing 97-144 of 351 sites in this site-type guide
Gangteng Monastery
Gangteng, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Gangteng Monastery commands a spur above the Phobjikha Valley at 3,000 metres, fulfilling a prophecy made by the treasure revealer Pema Lingpa....
Geghard Monastery
Goght, Kotayk, Armenia
Carved into the cliffs of the Azat River gorge, Geghard Monastery has held Armenian Christian worship since the 4th century....
Gelati Monastery
Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia
Founded in 1106 by King David IV as both monastery and academy, Gelati rises on a wooded hillside above the Tskaltsitela River as the spiritual and intellectual heart of...
Glendalough
County Wicklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow holding the ruins of an early medieval monastery founded by St Kevin around 600 AD....
Glozhene Monastery
Glozhene, Lovech Province, Bulgaria
Glozhene Monastery is a documented monastery in Glozhene, Lovech Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Gndevank Monastery
Gndevaz, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Gndevank Monastery is a documented monastery in Gndevaz, Vayots Dzor, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Gomionica Monastery
Kmećani, Kmećani, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gomionica Monastery is a documented monastery in Kmećani, Bosnia and Herzegovina, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Gornjak Monastery
Krepoljin, Krepoljin / Petrovac na Mlavi, Braničevo District, Serbia
Gornjak Monastery is a documented monastery in Krepoljin, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Goshavank Monastery
Gosh, Tavush, Armenia
Goshavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Gosh, Tavush, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra, County Cork, Ireland
Gougane Barra belongs among the significant monastic places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Gougane Barra comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Gračanica Monastery
Gračanica, Gračanica, Kosovo
Consecrated in 1321, Gracanica Monastery rises in the heart of Kosovo as the finest achievement of Serbian medieval art....
Gradac Monastery
Gradac, Gradac / Raška, Raška District, Serbia
Gradac Monastery is a documented monastery in Gradac, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Great Lavra Monastery
Mount Athos, Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Google Places, Wikidata, the supplied encyclopedic record, and a rights-cleared exact-subject image converge on the same place....
Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, United States
Great Stupa of Dharmakaya in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado, belongs within Buddhism....
Gudarekhi Monastery
Tetritskaro, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia
Gudarekhi Monastery is a documented monastery in Tetritskaro, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Haghartsin Monastery
Haghartsin, Tavush, Armenia
Haghartsin Monastery is a documented monastery in Haghartsin, Tavush, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Haghpat Monastery
Haghpat, Lori, Armenia
Haghpat Monastery is a documented monastery in Haghpat, Lori, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Hailes Abbey
Hailes, England, United Kingdom
Hailes Abbey is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in England. Hailes Abbey is interpreted here through Christian monastic tradition....
Harichavank Monastery
Harich, Shirak, Armenia
Harichavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Harich, Shirak, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Havuts Tar Monastery
Garni area, Kotayk, Armenia
Havuts Tar Monastery is a documented monastery in Garni area, Kotayk, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Hayravank Monastery
Hayravank, Gegharkunik, Armenia
Hayravank Monastery is a documented monastery in Hayravank, Gegharkunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Hermon Monastery
Hermon, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Hermon Monastery is a documented monastery in Hermon, Vayots Dzor, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Hilandar Monastery
Mount Athos, Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
The record concerns a living Athonite monastery within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Hnevank Monastery
Kurtan, Lori, Armenia
Hnevank Monastery is a documented monastery in Kurtan, Lori, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron
Kalabaka, Thessaly, Greece
Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron is a living Orthodox monastery on a Meteora rock pillar in Kalabaka, Greece....
Holy Trinity Monastery, Meteora
Kalambaka, Thessaly, Greece
Holy Trinity Monastery, or Agia Triada, occupies an isolated Meteora rock above Kalambaka....
Holy Trinity Monastery, Pljevlja
Pljevlja, Pljevlja, Pljevlja Municipality, Montenegro
Holy Trinity Monastery, Pljevlja is a documented monastery in Pljevlja, Montenegro, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Horomayr Monastery
Odzun, Lori, Armenia
Horomayr Monastery is a documented monastery in Odzun, Lori, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Hovhannavank Monastery
Ohanavan, Aragatsotn, Armenia
Hovhannavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Ohanavan, Aragatsotn, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Hronský Beňadik Monastery
Hronský Beňadik, Hronský Beňadik, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Hronský Beňadik Monastery is a documented monastery in Hronský Beňadik, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Hsi Lai Temple
Hacienda Heights, California, United States
Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, belongs within Buddhism. At Hsi Lai Temple, sacred life continues through meditation at Hsi Lai Temple, chanting at Hsi Lai...
Hurezi (Horezu) Monastery
Romanii de Jos, Vâlcea, Romania
Founded in the 1690s by Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu and now home to a community of Orthodox nuns, Horezu Monastery stands as the supreme achievement of the Brâncovenesc...
Inch Abbey
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Inch Abbey stands in Northern Ireland as a major monastic site. At Inch Abbey, Christian monastic tradition provides the public sacred context....
Inis Cealtra
County Clare, Clare, Ireland
Inis Cealtra stands in Republic of Ireland as a major monastic site. At Inis Cealtra, Christian monastic tradition provides the public sacred context....
Iviron Monastery
Mount Athos, Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Its inclusion on Monastic Custodial community of Mount Athos is supported by the reviewed route, religious, material legacy, and structured-place identity authorities....
Ják Saint George Abbey Church
Ják, Ják, Vas County, Hungary
Ják Saint George Abbey Church is a documented monastery in Ják, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Jampa Lhakhang
Dawathang_Dorjibi_ Kashingtsawa, Bumthang, Bhutan
Jampa Lhakhang in Bumthang is said to be one of 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in a single day in 659 CE, each pinning a part of a supine demoness who...
Jasna Góra Monastery
Częstochowa, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Jasna Gora rises from the Polish plains as one of Christianity's most visited pilgrimage sites....
Jasov Premonstratensian Monastery
Jasov, Jasov, Košice Region, Slovakia
Jasov Premonstratensian Monastery is a documented monastery in Jasov, Slovakia, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Jazak Monastery
Jazak, Jazak / Irig, Srem District, Serbia
Jazak Monastery is a documented monastery in Jazak, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Jedburgh Abbey
Jedburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jedburgh Abbey is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in Scotland. Jedburgh Abbey is interpreted here through Christian monastic tradition....
Jerónimos Monastery
Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Jerónimos Monastery rises above the Tagus on the spot where sailors once prayed through the night before sailing into the unknown....
Jerpoint Abbey
Thomastown, Kilkenny, Ireland
Jerpoint Abbey belongs among the significant monastic places of Republic of Ireland. The sacred frame at Jerpoint Abbey comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Jukhtak Monastery
Dilijan, Tavush, Armenia
Jukhtak Monastery is a documented monastery in Dilijan, Tavush, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Jumati Monastery
Lanchkhuti, Guria, Georgia
Jumati Monastery is a documented monastery in Lanchkhuti, Guria, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Kalenić Monastery
Kalenićki Prnjavor, Kalenićki Prnjavor, Pomoravlje District, Serbia
Kalenić Monastery is a documented monastery in Kalenićki Prnjavor, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Kapinovo Monastery
Kapinovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Kapinovo Monastery stands beside the Veselina River south of Veliko Tarnovo, its church and fortified-looking residential ranges holding together medieval memory, active...
Karakalou Monastery
Mount Athos, Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Its inclusion on Monastic Responsible group of Mount Athos is supported by the reviewed route, religious, cultural inheritance, and structured-entity resolution research...
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Key questions
Monastery sacred-site questions
- What monastery sacred sites are included?
- Monastery sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 351 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these monastery sites located?
- Major country clusters include Armenia, Greece, Serbia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Thailand.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christianity, Christian monastic tradition, Armenian Apostolic Christianity, Buddhism, Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity.
- Can I view monastery sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.