List of Eastern Orthodox monasteries

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

In Europe

Albania

Austria

  • Agia Skepi and Saint Paisios Monastery, Sankt Andrä am Zicksee, Austria[1]

Belgium

  • Monastery of the Mother of God, Diksmuide, Belgium[2]

Bulgaria

United Kingdom

  • Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex
  • Monastery of St Antony and St Cuthbert, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom[3]
  • 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[4]
  • Monastery of All Celtic Saints, Kilninian, Isle of Mull, UK[5]
  • 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[6]

Finland

France

  • Monestary of The Resurrection, Villardonnel, France[7]
  • Monastery of the Protection of the Theotokos, Bussy-en-Othe, France
  • Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God, La Faurie, La Faurie, France[8]
  • Monastery of The Nativity of the Mother of God, Godoncourt, France.[9]
  • Monastery of The Most-Holy Mother of God, Provemont, France.[10]
  • Monestary of St Silouane Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay, France[11]
  • Monestary of Our Lady of Korsun, Grassac, France[12]
  • Monastery of the Mother of God, Marcenat, France
  • Skete of the Holy Spirit, Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, France[13]
  • Monastery of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, Saint-Georges-Buttavent, France[14]
  • Monastery of St Hilaire and St John Damascus, Uchon, France[15]
  • Monastery of St Clair and St Maurin, Lectoure, France[16]

Georgia

German

Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

Cyprus

Greece

Meteora

Epirus

Mount Athos

Ireland

  • Orthodox Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring, Shannonbridge, County Offaly, Ireland[22]

Italy

  • San Giovanni Theristis
  • Monastery of Saint Cosmas and Damian, Montecorvino Rovella, Province of Salerno, Italy[23]
  • Monastery of San Giovanni Theristis, Bivongi, Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Italy[24]
  • Monastery of Christ Pantocrator, Arona, Province of Novara, Italy[25]

Netherlands and Luxembourg

  • Monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Heusden Gem Asten, Netherlands[26]
  • Monastery of Timios Prodromos, The Hague, Netherlands[27]
  • Monastery of Saint Nicholas, Hemelum, Netherlands[28]

North Macedonia

Norway

  • Monastery of Saint Olav, Sylte, Norway[29]
  • Skete of Saint Tryphon, Hurdal Municipality, Hurdal, Norway[30]

Poland

Romania

Russia

Moscow

Elsewhere

Spain and Portugal

  • Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, Pedrogão, Portugal[31]
  • Monastery of Saint Paraskevi, Vilaller, Spain[32]

Sweden

  • Monestary of St. George, Olofström, Sweden[33]

Switzerland

  • Monastery of Protection-of-the-Mother-of-God, Haut-Intyamon, Switzerland[34]
  • Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Dompierre, Switzerland[35]

Ukraine

In the Americas

Argentina

Canada

United States

In Asia

Holy Land

Turkey

See also

  • List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
  • Lavra, a type of monastery consisting of a cluster of cells or caves for hermits
  • Metochion, an ecclesiastical embassy church within the Eastern Orthodox tradition
  • Stauropegion, a monastery or parish not under the jurisdiction of the local bishop, but directly under the primate or Holy Synod of a particular Church. Also called stauropegic, stavropegion

References

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  2. ↑ "Broederschap Aartsbisschop Joan - Orthodoxie in België - Broederschap Aartsbisschop Joan". orthodox.be. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Orthodox Christian Monastery of St Anthony and St Cuthbert, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Iona Monastery – Mull Monastery". mullmonastery.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Mull Monastery – THE ORTHODOX MONASTERY OF ALL CELTIC SAINTS". mullmonastery.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  6. ↑ "Monasteries". Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  7. ↑ "The Resurrection (The Resurrection Orthodox Convent) – France". Antioch. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  8. ↑ HieromoineSilouane. "Contact-3". Monastère de la Dormition (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  9. ↑ "Accueil | Monastere Godoncourt | Manastirea Ortodoxa Godoncourt". Monastere Godoncourt (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  10. ↑ "Леснинский монастырь". Леснинский монастырь (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  11. ↑ "Accueil". Monastère Saint Silouane. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  12. ↑ Service de Presse. "Monastère féminin Notre-Dame-de-Chersonèse à Grassac". Eglise orthodoxe russe en France (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  13. ↑ "Skit du Saint-Esprit | Parc Naturel de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse". www.parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  14. ↑ "Monastère orthodoxe de Bois Salair – Artisanat Flori'sain". monastereboissalair (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  15. ↑ "Monastère Orthodoxe Saint-Hilaire et Saint-Jean Damascène | Burgundy, France". www.burgundy-tourism.com. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  16. ↑ "Monastère Saint-Gény – Fraternité Orthodoxe Saint-Benoît" (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  17. ↑ "германский православный монастырь Св. Троицы - Orthodoxie, Orthodoxe Mönchsgemeinschaft, Orthodoxes Kloster". orthodox.de. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  18. ↑ "Hiobmon – Kloster des heiligen Hiob". hiobmon.org. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  19. 1 2 "FRAUENKLOSTER DER HEILIGEN GROßFÜRSTIN ELISABETH - Kloster der hl. Elisabeth - RUSSISCHE ORTHODOXE KIRCHE IM AUSLAND". Frauenkloster der heiligen Märtyrernonne Großfürstin Elisabeth (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
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  21. ↑ "Heiliges Stavropegiales Orthodoxes Kloster Dionysios Trikkis & Stagon, Kloster Arnstein". Kloster Arnstein (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  22. ↑ "Orthodox Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring". Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  23. ↑ "Monastero Ortodosso Santi Cosma e Damiano di Occiano". Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  24. ↑ "Monastery of San Giovanni Theristìs in Bivongi | Calabria Region Official Tourism website". calabriastraordinaria.it. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  25. ↑ "Monastero Ortodosso di Arona". Monastero Ortodosso di Arona (in Italian). 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  26. ↑ "Orthodox Klooster in de Peel – Orthodox Klooster in de Peel" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  27. ↑ "Orthodox Klooster van de Geboorte van de Heilige Johannes de Voorloper". johannesdevoorloper.nl. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  28. ↑ "Orthodox Klooster van de Heilige Nicolaas – Patriachaat van Moskou". kloosterhemelum.nl. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  29. ↑ "Orthodox monastery in Norway". Saint Olav Monastery. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  30. ↑ "Velkommen". www.ortodoks.org. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  31. ↑ "Parohii și Mănăstiri Ortodoxe române din Portugalia". Episcopia Ortodoxă Română a Spaniei și Portugaliei (in Romanian). 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  32. ↑ "Pèlerinage au Monastère de Sainte Parascheva de Vilaller (Espagne) – La Protection de la Mère de Dieu" (in French). 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2025-08-04.
  33. ↑ "Манастир Свети Георгије - Улофстром". manastirulofstrom.se. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  34. ↑ "v. Français | Monastère Orthodoxe "Protection de la Mère-de-Dieu"". Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  35. ↑ "Monastère de la Sainte-Trinité à Dompierre". m.egliserusse.eu. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
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