List of Christian monasteries in Austria
This is an incomplete list of Christian religious houses in Austria, including those in territory historically Austrian but now in other countries, both for men and for women, whether or not still extant. All those so far listed are Roman Catholic.
Austria
A
- Admont Abbey, Admont : Benedictine monks
- Aggsbach Charterhouse, Aggsbach : Carthusians
- Altenburg Abbey, Altenburg : Benedictine monks
- Altmünster, see Traunkirchen Abbey
- Ardagger Priory, Ardagger : men's collegiate foundation
- Arnoldstein Abbey, Arnoldstein : Benedictine monks
B
- Bad Gleichenberg Friary, Bad Gleichenberg : Franciscan friars
- Baumgartenberg Abbey, Baumgartenberg : Cistercian monks; now used by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and Franciscan friars
- Bertholdstein, see St. Gabriel's Priory
- Bludenz :
- * Capuchin friary, later Franciscan friary: Capuchin friars until 1991; after then, Franciscan friars
- *St Peter's Priory: Dominican nuns
D
- Dürnstein Priory, Dürnstein in the Wachau : Augustinian Canons
E
- St Michael's Friary, Eisenstadt : Franciscan friars
- Engelszell Abbey, Engelhartszell an der Donau : Trappist monks, formerly Cistercian monks
- Enns Friary, Enns : Franciscan friars, formerly Minorites
F
- Fiecht Abbey, see St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Abbey
- Franciscan friary, Frauenkirchen : Franciscan friars
- Capuchin friary, Freistadt : Capuchin friars
- Friesach Priory, Friesach : Dominican friars
G
- Gaming Charterhouse, Gaming in Scheibbs : Carthusians
- Garsten Abbey, Garsten : Benedictine monks
- Geras Abbey, Geras : Premonstratensian canons
- Gleink Abbey, Gleink in Steyr : Benedictine monks; later Salesian Sisters
- Gloggnitz Priory, Gloggnitz : Benedictine monks
- Gmunden Carmel, Gmunden : Discalced Carmelites
- Göss Abbey, Göss in Leoben : Benedictine nuns
- Göttweig Abbey, Furth : Benedictine monks
- Graz Friary, Graz : Franciscan friars
- Gries Abbey, see Muri-Gries Abbey
- Griffen Abbey, Griffen : Premonstratensian canons
- Gurk Abbey, Gurk : Benedictine monks and nuns
- Güssing :
- *Güssing Abbey: Benedictine monks
- *Franciscan friary, earlier Augustinian Canons
- Gut Aich Priory, Sankt Gilgen : Benedictine monks
H
- Hall in Tirol :
- *Hall Abbey : women's collegiate foundation
- *Franciscan friary
- *Poor Clares
- Hallein Priory, Hallein : Augustinian Canons
- Hamberg College, Schardenberg : Salvatorian brothers
- Heiligenkreuz Abbey, Heiligenkreuz : Cistercian monks
- Herzogenburg Priory, Herzogenburg : Augustinian Canons
- ''Hohenfurt, see Rein Abbey''
I
- Capuchin friary, Imst : Capuchin friars
- Innsbruck :
- *Carmel of St Joseph and St Teresa: Carmelite nuns
- *Innsbruck Friary: Franciscan friars
- *Redemptorist College: Redemptorist Fathers
- *Servite convent: Servite friars or nuns
K
- Kahlenberg Hermitage, Josefsdorf, Döbling : Camaldolese hermits
- Klein-Mariazell Abbey, Kleinmariazell, Altenmarkt an der Triesting : Benedictine monks
- Klostermarienberg Abbey or Marienberg Abbey, Mannersdorf an der Rabnitz : Cistercian monks
- Klosterneuburg Priory, Klosterneuburg : Augustinian Canons
- Krems : Piarist Fathers
- Kremsmünster Abbey, Kremsmünster : Benedictine monks
L
- Lambach Abbey, Lambach : Benedictine monks
- Leibnitz Friary, Leibnitz : Capuchin friars
- Redemptorist College, Leoben, Leoben : Redemptorist Fathers
- Lienz Friary, Lienz : Carmelite friars until 1785, thereafter Franciscan friars
- Lilienfeld Abbey, Lilienfeld : Cistercian monks
M
- Maria Enzersdorf :
- *Franciscan friary
- *Poor Clares
- *St. Gabriel's Mission House: Missionaries of the Divine Word
- Servite priory, Maria Langegg : Servites; later occupied by the Englische Fräulein, and most recently by the Community of the Beatitudes
- Maria Luggau in Maria Luggau/Lesach Valley : Servite friars
- Maria Plain, see Salzburg
- Maria Roggendorf, see Marienfeld Priory and St. Joseph's Priory
- Mariastern Abbey, Gwiggen, Hohenweiler : Cistercian nuns
- Maria Waldrast near Matrei am Brenner : Servite friars
- Marienberg Abbey, see Klostermarienberg
- Marienfeld Priory, Marienfeld near Hollabrunn : Cistercian nuns
- Marienkron Abbey, Mönchhof : Cistercian nuns
- Mattighofen : collegiate foundation, later Mattighofen Provostry
- Mattsee Priory, Mattsee : secular canons, formerly Benedictine monks
- Mauerbach Charterhouse, Mauerbach : Carthusians
- Mehrerau Abbey, see Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
- Melk Abbey, Melk : Benedictine monks
- Mekhitarist Monastery, Vienna: Armenian Catholic monastery of Mekhitarist Congregation
- Michaelbeuern Abbey, Dorfbeuern : Benedictine monks
- Millstatt Abbey, Millstatt : Benedictine monks; Knights of the Order of St. George; Jesuits
- Mondsee Abbey, Mondsee : Benedictine monks
- Münzbach Priory, Münzbach : Dominican friars
N
- Neuberg Abbey, Neuberg an der Mürz : Cistercian monks
- Neukloster Abbey, now Neukloster Priory, Wiener Neustadt : Cistercian monks
- ''Nonnberg Abbey, see Salzburg''
O
- Ossiach Abbey, Ossiach : Benedictine monks
P
- Pernegg Abbey, Pernegg : Premonstratensian canonesses to 1584, thereafter Premonstratensian canons
- Pöllau Priory, Pöllau : Augustinian Canons
- Pulgarn Abbey, Pulgarn : Order of the Holy Ghost
- Pupping Friary, Pupping : Franciscan friars
R
- Ranshofen Priory,Ranshofen : Augustinian Canons
- Rattenberg Priory, Rattenberg : Augustinian Hermits
- Reichersberg Priory, Reichersberg : Augustinian Canons
- Rein Abbey, known 1950-90 as Rein-Hohenfurt Abbey, Rein in Eisbach : Cistercian monks
- Reutte Friary, Reutte : Franciscan friars
- Riederberg Friary, Ried am Riederberg near Sieghartskirchen : Franciscan friars
S
- St. Antony's Friary in the Pinzgau, see Salzburg
- St. Bernhard's Abbey, Sankt Bernhard-Frauenhofen : Cistercian nuns, later Jesuits
- St. Florian Monastery, Sankt Florian : Augustinian Canons
- St. Gabriel's Priory, Sankt Johann bei Herberstein, previously St. Gabriel's Abbey, Schloss Bertholdstein, Pertlstein in Fehring, Styria: Benedictine nuns
- St. George's Abbey on the Längsee, Sankt Georgen am Längsee : Benedictine nuns
- St. Georgen an der Traisen, Traismauer: see Herzogenburg Abbey
- St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Abbey, Fiecht in Vomp : Benedictine monks
- St. Joseph's Priory, Maria Roggendorf in Hollabrunn : Benedictine monks
- St. Koloman's Friary, Stockerau : Steyler Mission Sisters, formerly Franciscans
- St. Lambrecht's Abbey, Sankt Lambrecht : Benedictine monks
- Sancta Maria in Paradyso, see Riederberg
- St. Paul's Abbey in the Lavanttal, Sankt Paul im Lavanttal : Benedictine monks
- St. Peter's Archabbey, see Salzburg
- St. Peter's Priory, Bludenz : Augustinian nuns, later Dominican Sisters
- St. Pölten Abbey, Sankt Pölten : Augustinian Canons; formerly Benedictine monks
- Salzburg:
- *Nonnberg Abbey: Benedictine nuns
- *St. Antony's Friary in the Pinzgau, Hundsdorf in Bruck an der Glocknerstraße: Franciscan friars
- *St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg: Benedictine monks
- *Franciscan friary, Salzburg
- *Capuchin friary, Salzburg
- *Pallottine friary, Salzburg
- Säusenstein Abbey, Säusenstein : Cistercian monks
- Schlägl Abbey, Schlägl : Premonstratensian canons
- Schlierbach Abbey, Schlierbach : Cistercian monks
- Schönbühel Friary, Schönbühel-Aggsbach : Servite friars
- Schwaz Friary, Schwaz : Franciscan friars
- Seckau Abbey, Seckau : Benedictine monks; formerly Augustinian Canons
- Seitenstetten Abbey, Seitenstetten : Benedictine monks
- Spital am Pyhrn Priory, Spital am Pyhrn : hospital run by a community of lay brothers; later a collegiate foundation, afterwards a priory
- Stainz Priory, Stainz : Augustinian Canons
- Stams Abbey, Stams : Cistercian monks
- Suben Priory, Suben : Augustinian Canons
T
- Telfs Friary, Telfs : Franciscan friars
- Thalbach Convent, Bregenz : Thalbach, since 1983 home to The Spiritual Family "The Work," was originally established in 1436 as a tertiary Franciscan women's monastery, and disbanded by Emperor Joseph II in 1782; it was acquired by Dominican women of Hirschberg-Hirschtal / Kennelbach in 1796.
- Traunkirchen Abbey, Traunkirchen : Benedictine nuns
- ''Traunsee Abbey, see Traunkirchen Abbey''
V
- Vienna:
- * Augustinian friary with the Augustinerkirche
- * Capuchin friary with the Kapuzinergruft and Kapuzinerkirche
- * Schottenstift on the Freyung, Vienna: Benedictine monks
- Villach Friary at Villach : Franciscan friars
- Viktring Abbey at Viktring : Cistercian monks
- Volders Priory at Volders near Innsbruck : Servite friars
- Vorau Priory at Vorau : Augustinian Canons
W
- Waldhausen Priory at Waldhausen im Strudengau : Augustinian Canons
- Wernberg Convent in Schloss Wernberg, Wernberg : Mission Sisters of the Precious Blood
- Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey at Bregenz : Cistercian monks; formerly Benedictine monks
- Wilhering Abbey at Wilhering : Cistercian monks
- Wilten Abbey at Wilten in Innsbruck : Premonstratensian canons
- Windhaag Convent, Windhaag bei Perg : Dominican nuns
Z
- Zwettl Abbey at Zwettl : Cistercian monks
Formerly in Austria
[South Tyrol], [Italy]
This area became part of Italy after the end of World War I.- Franciscan Friary, Bolzano, in Bolzano : Franciscans
- Brixen:
- *St. Elizabeth's Priory, Brixen: Poor Clares
- *Brixen Friary: Franciscan friars
- Innichen:
- *Innichen Abbey: Benedictine monks to 1141; thereafter men's collegiate foundation
- *Innichen Friary: Franciscan friars
- Kaltern Friary in Kaltern: Franciscans
- Marienberg Abbey at Burgeis: Benedictine monks
- Muri-Gries Abbey at Gries-Quirein, Bolzano: Benedictine monks; formerly Augustinian Canons, then a men's collegiate foundation
- Neustift Priory or Abbey at Neustift bei Brixen, Vahrn: Augustinian Canons
- Säben Abbey at Klausen: Benedictine nuns