List of Eastern Orthodox monasteries


This is a list of Eastern Orthodox monasteries that are individually notable.

In Europe

Albania

  • Ardenica Monastery
  • St. George's Monastery, Sarandë

    Austria

  • Agia Skepi and Saint Paisios Monastery, Sankt Andrä am Zicksee, Austria

    Belgium

  • Monastery of the Mother of God, Diksmuide, Belgium

    Bulgaria

  • Aladzha Monastery
  • Albotin Monastery
  • Arapovo Monastery
  • Bachkovo Monastery
  • Basarabi Cave Complex
  • Belashtitsa Monastery
  • Chiprovtsi Monastery
  • Dragalevtsi Monastery
  • Dryanovo Monastery
  • Etropole Monastery
  • Glozhene Monastery
  • Klisurski Monastery
  • Kremikovtsi Monastery
  • Lopushna Monastery
  • Monastery of Saint Athanasius
  • Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity
  • Peshtera Monastery
  • Rafail's Cross
  • Razboishte Monastery
  • Rila Monastery
  • Rozhen Monastery
  • Ruen Monastery
  • Seven Altars Monastery
  • Sokolski Monastery
  • Transfiguration Monastery
  • Troyan Monastery
  • Zemen Monastery

    United Kingdom

  • Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex
  • Monastery of St Antony and St Cuthbert, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
  • Monastery of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God and St. John Jacob of Hozeva, Stanbridge, UK
  • Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints of Iona, Isle of Iona, UK
  • Monastery of All Celtic Saints, Kilninian, Isle of Mull, UK
  • Monastery of St. Augustine of Canterbury, St. Daniel the Hermit, and St. Sophronius the Athonite, Canterbury, UK
  • Monastery of the Holy Trinity, St. Davids, Wales, UK

    Finland

  • Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
  • New Valamo

    France

  • Monestary of The Resurrection, Villardonnel, France
  • , Bussy-en-Othe, France
  • , La Faurie, France
  • , Godoncourt, France.
  • Monastery of The Most-Holy Mother of God, Provemont, France.
  • Monestary of St Silouane Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay, France
  • Monestary of Our Lady of Korsun, Grassac, France
  • Monastery of the Mother of God, Marcenat, France
  • , Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, France
  • Monastery of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, Saint-Georges-Buttavent, France
  • Monastery of St Hilaire and St John Damascus, Uchon, France
  • Monastery of St Clair and St Maurin, Lectoure, France

    Georgia

  • Alaverdi Monastery
  • Betania Monastery
  • Bodbe Monastery
  • Chulevi Monastery
  • David Gareja monastery complex
  • Gelati Monastery
  • Gudarekhi
  • Ikalto
  • Jvari
  • Katskhi Monastery
  • Katskhi Pillar
  • Kintsvisi Monastery
  • Kvatakhevi
  • Martvili Monastery
  • Monastery of the Cross
  • Parekhi
  • Pitareti Monastery
  • Sapara Monastery
  • Shavnabada Monastery
  • Shio-Mgvime monastery
  • Skhalta Cathedral
  • Tbeti Monastery
  • Timotesubani
  • Tserakvi
  • Ubisi
  • Urbnisi
  • Vanis Kvabebi
  • Vardzia
  • Zarzma monastery
  • Zedazeni Monastery

    German

  • Monastery of the Lady of Antioch, Blankenheim, Germany
  • , Bodenwerder, Germany
  • Monastery of St. Job of Pochaev, Munich, Germany.
  • , Buchendorf, Germany.
  • Monestary of Saint Elizabeth, Gauting, Germany
  • Monastery of Dormition of the Theotokos, Germany
  • Skete of St. Spyridon, Geilnau, Germany
  • Holy Monastery of Dionysios Trikkis & Stagon, Obernhof, Germany

    Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

  • Saint Elias Monastery
  • Balamand Monastery, Lebanon
  • Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Syria
  • Saint George's Monastery, Homs
  • Convent of Saint Thecla
  • Our Lady of Nourieh, Lebanon

    Cyprus

  • Apostolos Andreas Monastery
  • Chrysoroyiatissa Monastery
  • Kykkos Monastery
  • Machairas Monastery
  • Notre Dame de Tyre
  • Panagia Apsinthiotissa
  • Panagia tou Sinti Monastery
  • Panagidia Galaktotrofousa monastery
  • Stavrovouni Monastery
  • Trooditissa Monastery

    Greece

  • Agia Triada Monastery
  • Arkadi Monastery
  • Chrysoskalitissa Monastery
  • Daphni Monastery
  • Gouverneto Monastery
  • Kaisariani Monastery
  • Monastery of Komnenion
  • Monastery of Saint George, Skyros
  • Moni Toplou
  • Nea Moni of Chios
  • Preveli
  • Saint Ignatios Monastery
  • Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

    [Meteora]

  • Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora

    [Epirus]

  • Holy Theotokos' Monastery of Molyvdoskepastos

    [Mount Athos]

  • Agiou Panteleimonos monastery known as Rossikon, houses monks from Russia
  • Agiou Pavlou monastery
  • *New Skete
  • Dionysiou monastery
  • Dochiariou monastery
  • Esphigmenou Monastery
  • Great Lavra
  • Hilandar
  • Iviron monastery
  • Karakalou monastery
  • Konstamonitou monastery
  • Koutloumousiou Monastery
  • Osiou Gregoriou monastery
  • Pantokratoros monastery
  • Philotheou monastery
  • Simonopetra monastery
  • Stavronikita monastery
  • Vatopedi monastery
  • Xenophontos monastery
  • Xeropotamou Monastery
  • Zograf Monastery

    Ireland

  • Orthodox Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring, Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland

    Italy

  • San Giovanni Theristis
  • Monastery of Saint Cosmas and Damian, Montecorvino Rovella, Province of Salerno, Italy
  • Monastery of San Giovanni Theristis, Bivongi, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Italy
  • Monastery of Christ Pantocrator, Arona, Province of Novara, Italy

    Netherlands and Luxembourg

  • Monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Heusden Gem Asten, Netherlands
  • Monastery of Timios Prodromos, The Hague, Netherlands
  • Monastery of Saint Nicholas, Hemelum, Netherlands

    North Macedonia

  • Church of St. George, Kurbinovo
  • Church of St. George, Staro Nagoričane
  • Church of St. Nicetas, Banjane
  • Karpino Monastery
  • Kičevo Monastery
  • Lesnovo monastery
  • Lešok Monastery
  • Marko's Monastery
  • Matejić Monastery
  • Monastery of Saint Naum
  • Osogovo Monastery
  • Psača Monastery
  • Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery
  • Treskavec Monastery
  • Zrze Monastery

    Norway

  • Monastery of Saint Olav, Sylte, Norway
  • Skete of Saint Tryphon, Hurdal Municipality, Hurdal, Norway

    Poland

  • Supraśl Orthodox Monastery

    Romania

  • Sveti Đurađ monastery
  • Bazjaš monastery

    Russia

Moscow

  • Andronikov Monastery
  • Ascension Convent
  • Chrysostom Monastery
  • Chudov Monastery
  • Conception Convent
  • Danilov Monastery
  • Donskoy Monastery
  • Epiphany Monastery
  • Intercession Monastery
  • Ivanovsky Convent
  • Krutitsy
  • Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
  • Nativity Convent
  • Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery
  • Novodevichy Convent
  • Novospassky Monastery
  • Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery
  • Simonov Monastery
  • Sretensky Monastery
  • Vysokopetrovsky Monastery
  • Zaikonospassky monastery

    Elsewhere

  • Alexander Nevsky Lavra, St Petersburg
  • Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, Leningrad Oblast
  • Andronikov Monastery
  • Annunciation Monastery
  • Antonievo-Siysky Monastery
  • Arkazhsky Monastery
  • Ascension Convent
  • Belogorsky Convent
  • Borisoglebsky, Yaroslavl Oblast
  • Chernigovsky Skit
  • Christ the Saviour Monastery
  • Chrysostom Monastery
  • Chudov Monastery
  • Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius
  • Conception Convent
  • Danilov Monastery
  • Donskoy Monastery
  • Epiphany Monastery
  • Ferapontov Monastery
  • Ganina Yama
  • Goritsky Monastery
  • Goritsky Monastery
  • Gorne-Uspensky Convent
  • Ioannovsky Convent
  • Ipatiev Monastery
  • Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery
  • Kamenny Monastery
  • Khutyn Monastery
  • Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
  • Kiy Island
  • Konevsky Monastery
  • Kozheozersky Monastery
  • Krutitsy
  • Krypetsky Monastery
  • Makaryev Monastery
  • Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
  • Mirozhsky Monastery
  • New Jerusalem Monastery
  • Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery
  • Novodevichy Convent
  • Novospassky Monastery
  • Optina Monastery
  • Pavlo-Obnorsky Monastery
  • Pechenga Monastery
  • Pskov-Caves Monastery
  • Pühtitsa Convent
  • Nativity Convent
  • Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery
  • Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery
  • Shamordino Convent
  • Simonov Monastery
  • Smolny Convent
  • Solovetsky Monastery
  • Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery
  • Sretensky Monastery
  • Stolobny Island
  • Svensky Monastery
  • Theophany Convent, Kostroma
  • Tikhvin Assumption Monastery
  • Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa
  • Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius
  • Troitse-Gledensky Monastery
  • Ugresha Monastery
  • Valaam Monastery
  • Valday Iversky Monastery
  • Vyazhishchsky Monastery
  • Vysokopetrovsky Monastery
  • Vysotsky Monastery
  • Yelizarov Convent
  • Zaikonospassky monastery

    Spain and Portugal

  • Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Pedrogão, Portugal
  • Monastery of Saint Paraskevi, Vilaller, Spain

    Sweden

  • Monestary of St. George, Olofström, Sweden

    Switzerland

  • Monastery of Protection-of-the-Mother-of-God, Haut-Intyamon, Switzerland
  • Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Dompierre, Switzerland

    Ukraine

  • Bakota, Ukraine
  • Brotherhood Monastery
  • Florivsky Convent
  • Kiev Pechersk Lavra
  • Manyava Skete
  • Mezhyhirya Monastery
  • Mhar Monastery
  • Pochayiv Lavra
  • St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
  • Sviatohirsk Lavra
  • Trakhtemyrov Monastery
  • Trinity Monastery
  • Trinity Monastery of St. Jonas
  • Vydubychi Monastery
  • Zymne Monastery

    In the Americas

Argentina

  • Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America

    Canada

  • All Saints Monastery
  • Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery, in Milton, Ontario
  • Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church

    United States

  • St. Archangel Michael Skete
  • Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
  • Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery
  • Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York, NRHP-listed
  • St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery
  • New Gračanica Monastery
  • New Skete
  • St. Nilus Island Skete
  • St. Pachomious Monastery
  • Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford, Arizona
  • Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery and Seminary, Illinois
  • Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America, located at Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Alhambra, California
  • St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete