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 289-336 of 351 sites in this site-type guide
Strata Florida Abbey
Ystrad Fflur, Wales, United Kingdom
Strata Florida Abbey stands in Wales as a major monastic site. At Strata Florida Abbey, Christian monastic tradition provides the public sacred context....
Studenica Monastery
Studenica, Studenica / Kraljevo, Raška District, Serbia
Studenica Monastery is a documented monastery in Studenica, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Sweetheart Abbey
New Abbey, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sweetheart Abbey belongs among the significant monastic places of Scotland. The sacred frame at Sweetheart Abbey comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Talley Abbey
Talley, Wales, United Kingdom
Talley Abbey is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in Wales. Talley Abbey is interpreted here through Christian monastic tradition....
Tanahat Monastery
Vernashen, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Tanahat Monastery is a documented monastery in Vernashen, Vayots Dzor, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Tatev Monastery
Tatev, Syunik, Armenia
Tatev Monastery is a documented monastery in Tatev, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Tavna Monastery
Tavna, Tavna/Banjica, Bijeljina Region, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tavna Monastery is a documented monastery in Tavna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Teghenyats Monastery
Bujakan, Kotayk, Armenia
Teghenyats Monastery is a documented monastery in Bujakan, Kotayk, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Tegher Monastery
Tegher, Aragatsotn, Armenia
Tegher Monastery is a documented monastery in Tegher, Aragatsotn, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Templo y Ex-Convento de la Asunción, Muna
Muna, Yucatán, Mexico
The Templo y Ex-Convento de la Asunción in Muna, Yucatán, is an active Franciscan-founded parish church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, standing on the Ruta de los...
Tihany Benedictine Abbey
Tihany, Tihany, Veszprém County, Hungary
Tihany Benedictine Abbey is a documented monastery in Tihany, Hungary, held within Roman Catholic Christianity....
Timotesubani Monastery
Borjomi, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia
Timotesubani Monastery is a documented monastery in Borjomi, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Tintern Abbey
Tintern, Wales, United Kingdom
Tintern Abbey is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in Wales. Tintern Abbey is interpreted here through Christian monastic tradition....
Tintern Abbey (County Wexford)
New Ross, Wexford, Ireland
Tintern Abbey (County Wexford) is a nationally or regionally important monastic place in Republic of Ireland....
Tiri Monastery
Gori area, Shida Kartli, Georgia
Tiri Monastery is a documented monastery in Gori area, Shida Kartli, Georgia, connected with Georgian Orthodox Christianity....
Transfiguration Monastery
Samovodene / Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Transfiguration Monastery is a documented monastery in Samovodene / Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Treskavec Monastery
Near Prilep, Near Prilep, Pelagonia Region, North Macedonia
Treskavec Monastery is a documented monastery in Near Prilep, North Macedonia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Troyan Monastery
Oreshak, Lovech Province, Bulgaria
Troyan Monastery is a documented monastery in Oreshak, Lovech Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Trúc Lâm Đà Lạt Zen Monastery
Đà Lạt, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam
Trúc Lâm Đà Lạt is a contemporary Zen monastery devoted to meditation, monastic discipline, and renewal of the Vietnamese Trúc Lâm lineage....
Tsaghats Kar Monastery
Artabuynk, Vayots Dzor, Armenia
Tsaghats Kar Monastery is a documented monastery in Artabuynk, Vayots Dzor, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Vahanavank Monastery
Kapan, Syunik, Armenia
Vahanavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Kapan, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Vallbona de les Monges Monastery
Vallbona de les Monges, Lleida, Spain
Of the three great Cistercian houses of medieval Catalonia — Poblet, Santes Creus, and Vallbona — only Vallbona has maintained an unbroken religious community since the...
Valle Crucis Abbey
Llangollen, Wales, United Kingdom
Valle Crucis Abbey belongs among the significant monastic places of Wales. The sacred frame at Valle Crucis Abbey comes from Christian monastic tradition....
Vanevan Monastery
Artsvanist, Gegharkunik, Armenia
Vanevan Monastery is a documented monastery in Artsvanist, Gegharkunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Varlaam Monastery, Meteora
Kastraki, Kalambaka, Thessaly, Greece
Varlaam Monastery is a living Eastern Orthodox monastery opposite Great Meteoron, built around the katholikon of All Saints....
Vatopedi Monastery
Mount Athos, Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Vatopedi Monastery is treated here as the exact whole-site entity in Mount Athos, Mount Athos, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, not as a route label or nearby point...
Veljusa Monastery
Veljusa, Veljusa, Strumica Municipality, North Macedonia
Veljusa Monastery is a documented monastery in Veljusa, North Macedonia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Vodoča Monastery
Vodoča, Vodoča, Strumica Municipality, North Macedonia
Vodoča Monastery is a documented monastery in Vodoča, North Macedonia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Vorotnavank Monastery
Vaghatin, Syunik, Armenia
Vorotnavank Monastery is a documented monastery in Vaghatin, Syunik, Armenia, connected with Armenian Apostolic Christianity....
Vrdnik-Ravanica Monastery
Vrdnik, Vrdnik / Irig, Srem District, Serbia
Vrdnik-Ravanica Monastery is a documented monastery in Vrdnik, Serbia, held within Eastern Orthodox Christianity....
Wat Chalong
Chalong, Phuket, Thailand
Wat Chalong, formally Wat Chai Tharam, is Phuket's major living monastery and a center of devotion to the Buddha and revered monks Luang Pho Chaem and Luang Pho Chuang....
Wat Chamthewi
Lamphun, Lamphun, Thailand
Wat Chamthewi, also called Wat Kukut, is a living Lamphun monastery best known for the stepped Mahapol Chedi with rows of standing Buddhas....
Wat Chang Hai
Khok Pho, Pattani, Thailand
Wat Chang Hai in Pattani is a living Buddhist monastery and major centre of devotion to Luang Pu Thuat....
Wat Hong Thong
Bang Pakong, Chachoengsao, Thailand
Wat Hong Thong, also called Wat Klang Na, is a living Bang Pakong monastery where a causeway crosses mangrove shore to an ordination hall and the three-level Phra That...
Wat Kalayanamit
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Kalayanamit is a living Theravada royal monastery on the Chao Phraya, centered on the monumental Buddha Phra Phuttha Trai Rattananayok, known affectionately as Luang...
Wat Muang, Ang Thong
Wiset Chai Chan, Ang Thong, Thailand
Wat Muang is a revived Ang Thong monastery dominated by the ninety-five-metre Luang Pho Yai Buddha....
Wat Na Phra Men
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
Wat Na Phra Men is an active monastery north of Ayutthaya's former royal palace....
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaeo
Khun Han, Si Sa Ket, Thailand
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaeo, popularly called Wat Lan Khuat or the Million Bottle Temple, is a living Si Sa Ket monastery whose buildings incorporate large quantities of...
Wat Pa Phu Kon
Na Yung, Udon Thani, Thailand
According to the temple and government tourism directory, Wat Pa Phu Kon is a living forest monastery in Na Yung, not merely the hall containing its famous white-marble...
Wat Pha Lat
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Pha Lat is a living forest monastery on Doi Suthep's slope above Chiang Mai....
Wat Pha Nam Thip Thep Prasit Wanaram
Nong Phok, Roi Et, Thailand
Wat Pha Nam Thip Thep Prasit Wanaram is a Roi Et Buddhist monastery known for Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkhon, a large modern chedi set high in the province's forested...
Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya
Chaiya, Surat Thani, Thailand
Wat Phra Borommathat Chaiya is an active royal monastery centered on a major southern Thai relic monument....
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang
Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai, Thailand
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat Chaliang combines an archaeological monument with a living first-class royal monastery....
Wat Phra That Chae Haeng
Phu Phiang, Nan, Thailand
Wat Phra That Chae Haeng is Nan's principal Lanna relic shrine. Its golden chedi is associated with Buddha relics brought from Sukhothai, the Chu That birth-year tradition...
Wat Phra That Cho Hae
Phrae, Phrae, Thailand
Wat Phra That Cho Hae is Phrae's principal living relic sanctuary. Tourism Authority sources describe its gilded chedi as traditionally holding a relic from the Buddha's...
Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng
Phrae, Phrae, Thailand
Wat Phra That Chom Chaeng is a living Phrae monastery organized around a twenty-nine-metre golden chedi....
Wat Prayurawongsawat
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Prayurawongsawat, also called Wat Prayoon, is a living royal monastery beside Bangkok's Memorial Bridge....
Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan
Chachoengsao, Chachoengsao, Thailand
Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan is a major living temple beside the Bang Pakong River....
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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.