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Monasteries and Hermitages.

Find monastic places shaped by prayer, community, solitude, and hospitality. Catholic Tourist identifies verified pilgrim stays separately; inclusion here does not imply that overnight accommodation is available.

69 sacred places28 countries

Armenia

Geghard MonasteryMonastery · Goght→Khor Virap Monastery and the Pit of St. GregoryMonastery · Pokr Vedi→

Australia

New Norcia Benedictine Monastery and Abbey ChurchMonastery · New Norcia→

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Franciscan Monastery of Kraljeva SutjeskaMonastery · Kraljeva Sutjeska→Franciscan Monastery of Rama-ŠćitMonastery · Šćit→

Canada

Westminster AbbeyMonastery · Mission→St. Peter's AbbeyMonastery · Muenster→Le Monastère des AugustinesMonastery · Quebec City→

Denmark

Maribo Bridgettine Landscape and MonasteryMonastery · Maribo→

Ecuador

Carmen Alto and St. Mariana de JesúsMonastery · Quito→

Egypt

Monastery of St. BishoyMonastery · Wadi al-Natrun→Monastery of St. Macarius the GreatMonastery · Wadi al-Natrun→Monastery of the SyriansMonastery · Wadi al-Natrun→Monastery of St. AnthonyMonastery · Zafarana→Monastery of St. Paul the First HermitMonastery · Zafarana→

Ethiopia

Debre Damo MonasteryMonastery · Debre Damo→Ura Kidane Mehret MonasteryMonastery · Lake Tana→

France

Monastery of Our Lady of ProuilheMonastery · Fanjeaux→Carmel of Lisieux and Shrine of St. ThérèseMonastery · Lisieux→

Greece

Cave of the Apocalypse and Monastery of St. JohnMonastery · Patmos→

Holy Land

Muhraka Carmelite MonasteryMonastery · Daliyat al-Karmel→Stella Maris Carmelite MonasteryMonastery · Haifa→Dormition AbbeyMonastery · Jerusalem→

Hungary

Benedictine Archabbey of PannonhalmaMonastery · Pannonhalma→

Iraq

Monastery of Our Lady of the Seeds, AlqoshMonastery · Alqosh→Rabban Hormizd MonasteryMonastery · Alqosh→Monastery of Mar Behnam and Mart SarahMonastery · Khidr Ilyas→Mar Mattai MonasteryMonastery · Mount Maqlub→

Italy

Eremo delle CarceriHermitage · Assisi→Sanctuary of La VernaMonastery · Chiusi della Verna→

Lebanon

Hermitage of Saints Peter and PaulMonastery · Annaya→Monastery of Our Lady of QannoubineMonastery · Kadisha Valley→

Mexico

Church of Our Lady of the Pillar — La EnseñanzaConvent Church · Mexico City→

Morocco

Priory of Our Lady of the Atlas, MideltMonastery · Midelt→Maison de la Visitation, TazertMonastery · Tazert→

Paraguay

Oratory of Our Lady of the Mystical RoseHermitage · Encarnación→

Peru

Basilica and Convent of San FranciscoMonastery · Lima→Convent of the DescalzosMonastery · Lima→

Romania

Nicula Monastery and Historic Greek Catholic Marian PilgrimageMonastery · Nicula→

Slovenia

Stična Cistercian Abbey and BasilicaMonastery · Stična→

Spain

Abbey of Santa María de ViaceliMonastery · Cóbreces→Abbey of MontserratMonastery · Montserrat→Convent and Church of San Francisco de ValdediósMonastery · Santiago de Compostela→Monastery and Church of San Paio de AntealtaresMonastery · Santiago de Compostela→

Switzerland

Great St Bernard Hospice and ChurchMonastery · Bourg-Saint-Pierre→Fischingen MonasteryMonastery · Fischingen→

Syria

St. George al-Homeyra Patriarchal MonasteryMonastery · Al-Mishtaya→Monastery of Deir Mar Musa al-HabashiMonastery · Al-Nabk→Convent of St. TheclaMonastery · Maaloula→Monastery of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Mar Sarkis)Monastery · Maaloula→Our Lady of Saidnaya Patriarchal MonasteryMonastery · Saidnaya→

Trinidad and Tobago

Abbey of Our Lady of Exile at Mount St. BenedictMonastery · Tunapuna→

Ukraine

Hoshiv Basilian Monastery and Icon of the Mother of GodMonastery · Hoshiv→Holy Dormition Univ LavraMonastery · Univ→

United Kingdom

Tyburn Convent and Shrine of the MartyrsMonastery · London→

United States

Monastery of Christ in the DesertMonastery · Abiquiu→Holy Cross AbbeyMonastery · Berryville→New Camaldoli HermitageMonastery · Big Sur→Monastery of the Holy CrossMonastery · Chicago→Saint John’s AbbeyMonastery · Collegeville→Monastery of the Holy SpiritMonastery · Conyers→Monastery of St. GertrudeMonastery · Cottonwood→St. Bernard AbbeyMonastery · Cullman→Graymoor: The Holy MountainMonastery · Garrison→Mepkin AbbeyMonastery · Moncks Corner→Mount Saviour MonasteryMonastery · Pine City→Mount Angel AbbeyMonastery · Saint Benedict→Abbey of GethsemaniMonastery · Trappist→Saint Andrew's AbbeyMonastery · Valyermo→