Monastery Name Generator

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Generate monastery names modeled on real houses of the Benedictine, Cistercian, Carthusian, Orthodox, and Buddhist traditions: saint dedications, Latin place-names, and evocative fantasy retreats. Useful for historical fiction, D&D campaigns, and worldbuilding.

About monastery names

Real monasteries are named in a small number of predictable ways, and knowing them makes an invented one sound authentic. Most Western houses carry a dedication: Abbey of Saint Benedict, Priory of the Holy Trinity, Monastery of the Transfiguration. Others take the name of their place, especially in Britain, where Fountains, Rievaulx, Tintern, and Whitby are all simply the abbey at that spot. Orthodox monasteries on Mount Athos and in the Balkans are commonly known by a founder or patron (Vatopedi, Hilandar, Studenica), while Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, Japan, and China are named for the mountain, the founding lineage, or an image such as the Tiger's Nest.

The word in front matters too. An abbey is a large, independent house ruled by an abbot or abbess; a priory is smaller and often dependent on an abbey; a charterhouse (chartreuse, certosa) is a Carthusian house of hermits; a lavra is a great Orthodox community; a skete or hermitage is a tiny cell of a few monks; a convent usually houses nuns; a math is a Hindu monastery.

For fantasy settings, the formula still holds: pick a form (Abbey, Priory, Cloister, Hermitage), then attach either a saint, a virtue, or a stark landscape feature. Priory of Blackwater Fell and Monastery of the Unbroken Bell sound lived-in because they follow the real pattern.

How to choose monastery names

  • Choose the institution word first: abbey for a wealthy, powerful house, priory for a modest one, hermitage or skete for a handful of ascetics on a cliff.
  • Landscape names (Fountains, Thornmere, Grey Tarn) suggest an old foundation in wild country; saint dedications suggest a house in or near a town.
  • For historical fiction, match the order to the era and region: Cistercian valley names for 12th-century France, Benedictine saint names for early medieval England, Carmels for post-1600 convents.
  • In fantasy, invent a saint (Saint Elowen, Saint Aldric the Quiet) and dedicate the house to them; it implies a whole calendar of feast days and legends behind the name.
  • Keep the name pronounceable in dialogue; characters will refer to it constantly, so 'the Priory' or 'Thornmere' should work as a shortened form.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between an abbey, a priory, and a monastery?

Monastery is the general term for any community of monks or nuns. An abbey is a self-governing monastery headed by an abbot or abbess, while a priory is headed by a prior and is usually smaller or subordinate to an abbey. Convent typically refers to a house of nuns or friars.

How were medieval monasteries actually named?

Most were dedicated to a saint, to Mary, or to a feast such as the Holy Cross or the Trinity, and were referred to by that dedication or simply by the place where they stood. Cistercian foundations often received poetic Latin names for their valley, such as Clairvaux (clear valley) or Bonneval (good valley).

Are these names suitable for a D&D or fantasy monastery?

Yes. The invented entries in the list (Priory of the Winter Cross, Monastery of the Iron Psalter, Cloudrest Monastery) were built for fantasy settings, and the real Christian, Orthodox, Buddhist, Hindu, and Taoist names work as templates for a monk class's home temple or a Cleric's order.

Can I use a real monastery's name in my story?

Real place names are not protected, so a novel can be set at Fountains Abbey or Mount Athos. If you are creating a business, retreat centre, or product, avoid the name of an existing active monastery, since some (Buckfast, Orval, Andechs) are also registered brands for their goods.

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A: 304 names

  • Abba Garima Monastery
  • Abbaye d'En-Calcat
  • Abbaye de Bonneval
  • Abbaye de Flaran
  • Abbaye de Fontfroide
  • Abbaye de la Pierre-qui-Vire
  • Abbaye de Lagrasse
  • Abbaye de Montmajour
  • Abbaye de Noirlac
  • Abbaye de Royaumont
  • Abbaye de Silvacane
  • Abbaye de Sylvanès
  • Abbaye de Valmagne
  • Abbazia di Fiastra

A, continued

  • Abbazia di Follina
  • Abbazia di Morimondo
  • Abbazia di Novacella
  • Abbazia di San Clemente a Casauria
  • Abbazia di San Fruttuoso
  • Abbazia di San Giovanni in Venere
  • Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno
  • Abbazia di Sant'Eutizio
  • Abbazia di Santa Giustina
  • Abbazia di Staffarda
  • Abbazia di Valvisciolo
  • Abbey of Admont
  • Abbey of Aiguebelle
  • Abbey of Arbroath

A, continued

  • Abbey of Barking
  • Abbey of Basingwerk
  • Abbey of Battle
  • Abbey of Beaulieu
  • Abbey of Bec
  • Abbey of Bective
  • Abbey of Bellefontaine
  • Abbey of Belmont
  • Abbey of Beuron
  • Abbey of Blue Cloud
  • Abbey of Bobbio
  • Abbey of Boyle
  • Abbey of Bury Saint Edmunds
  • Abbey of Byland
  • Abbey of Caen

A, continued

  • Abbey of Calder
  • Abbey of Caldey
  • Abbey of Camaldoli
  • Abbey of Casamari
  • Abbey of Cava
  • Abbey of Chiaravalle
  • Abbey of Christ in the Desert
  • Abbey of Cleeve
  • Abbey of Cluny
  • Abbey of Conception
  • Abbey of Conques
  • Abbey of Corvey
  • Abbey of Crowland
  • Abbey of Cwmhir

A, continued

  • Abbey of Douai
  • Abbey of Dryburgh
  • Abbey of Dunbrody
  • Abbey of Dundrennan
  • Abbey of Dunfermline
  • Abbey of Dunmarrow
  • Abbey of Ealing
  • Abbey of Einsiedeln
  • Abbey of Evesham
  • Abbey of Farfa
  • Abbey of Farnborough
  • Abbey of Fécamp
  • Abbey of Fennraven
  • Abbey of Fleury
  • Abbey of Fontenay

A, continued

  • Abbey of Fontevraud
  • Abbey of Forde
  • Abbey of Fossanova
  • Abbey of Fulda
  • Abbey of Furness
  • Abbey of Glenstal
  • Abbey of Grottaferrata
  • Abbey of Hailes
  • Abbey of Hautecombe
  • Abbey of Hollowmoor
  • Abbey of Holm Cultram
  • Abbey of Inchcolm
  • Abbey of Jedburgh
  • Abbey of Jerpoint

A, continued

  • Abbey of Jervaulx
  • Abbey of Jumièges
  • Abbey of Kelso
  • Abbey of Kergonan
  • Abbey of Kirkstall
  • Abbey of Kremsmünster
  • Abbey of Kylemore
  • Abbey of La Ferté
  • Abbey of La Trappe
  • Abbey of Lacock
  • Abbey of Landévennec
  • Abbey of Le Thoronet
  • Abbey of Lérins
  • Abbey of Ligugé
  • Abbey of Lorsch

A, continued

  • Abbey of Malmesbury
  • Abbey of Margam
  • Abbey of Maria Laach
  • Abbey of Melk
  • Abbey of Mellifont
  • Abbey of Metten
  • Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel
  • Abbey of Monte Cassino
  • Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
  • Abbey of Montevergine
  • Abbey of Montserrat
  • Abbey of Morimond
  • Abbey of Mount Angel
  • Abbey of Mount Melleray

A, continued

  • Abbey of Mount Saint Bernard
  • Abbey of Neath
  • Abbey of Netley
  • Abbey of New Melleray
  • Abbey of Niederaltaich
  • Abbey of Ninefold Mercy
  • Abbey of Nonantola
  • Abbey of Novalesa
  • Abbey of Nunraw
  • Abbey of Orval
  • Abbey of Ottobeuren
  • Abbey of Our Lady of Calvary
  • Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani
  • Abbey of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • Abbey of Our Lady of Mepkin

A, continued

  • Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux
  • Abbey of Our Lady of the Angels
  • Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit
  • Abbey of Our Lady of the Mississippi
  • Abbey of Our Lady of the Redwoods
  • Abbey of Paisley
  • Abbey of Pershore
  • Abbey of Peterborough
  • Abbey of Pluscarden
  • Abbey of Pomposa
  • Abbey of Pontigny
  • Abbey of Praglia
  • Abbey of Prinknash
  • Abbey of Quarr

A, continued

  • Abbey of Ramsey
  • Abbey of Ravensmere
  • Abbey of Regina Laudis
  • Abbey of Reichenau
  • Abbey of Roche
  • Abbey of Romsey
  • Abbey of Roscrea
  • Abbey of Saint Adalbert
  • Abbey of Saint Aelred
  • Abbey of Saint Aidan
  • Abbey of Saint Alban
  • Abbey of Saint Amand
  • Abbey of Saint Anselm
  • Abbey of Saint Bavo
  • Abbey of Saint Bede

A, continued

  • Abbey of Saint Benedict
  • Abbey of Saint Bernard
  • Abbey of Saint Bertin
  • Abbey of Saint Boniface
  • Abbey of Saint Botolph
  • Abbey of Saint Brendan
  • Abbey of Saint Brigid
  • Abbey of Saint Ciaran
  • Abbey of Saint Columba
  • Abbey of Saint Columbanus
  • Abbey of Saint Corwen the Ferryman
  • Abbey of Saint Cuthbert
  • Abbey of Saint Dunstan
  • Abbey of Saint Edmund

A, continued

  • Abbey of Saint Emmeram
  • Abbey of Saint Etheldreda
  • Abbey of Saint Finian
  • Abbey of Saint Fintan
  • Abbey of Saint Gall
  • Abbey of Saint Genevieve
  • Abbey of Saint Gerard
  • Abbey of Saint Germain-des-Prés
  • Abbey of Saint Gertrude
  • Abbey of Saint Gilles
  • Abbey of Saint Gregory the Great
  • Abbey of Saint Guilhem-le-Désert
  • Abbey of Saint Guthlac
  • Abbey of Saint Hilda
  • Abbey of Saint Hildegard

A, continued

  • Abbey of Saint Honorat
  • Abbey of Saint Hubert
  • Abbey of Saint Hugh
  • Abbey of Saint Idris the Blind
  • Abbey of Saint Kevin
  • Abbey of Saint Leo
  • Abbey of Saint Lioba
  • Abbey of Saint Maelis the Forgotten
  • Abbey of Saint Martin
  • Abbey of Saint Martin du Canigou
  • Abbey of Saint Martin of Tours
  • Abbey of Saint Mary of the Angels
  • Abbey of Saint Maur
  • Abbey of Saint Maurice

A, continued

  • Abbey of Saint Mechtild
  • Abbey of Saint Meinrad
  • Abbey of Saint Michel de Cuxa
  • Abbey of Saint Milburga
  • Abbey of Saint Mildred
  • Abbey of Saint Odalric the Scribe
  • Abbey of Saint Odilo
  • Abbey of Saint Odo
  • Abbey of Saint Omer
  • Abbey of Saint Ottilien
  • Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
  • Abbey of Saint Peter of Ghent
  • Abbey of Saint Philibert
  • Abbey of Saint Pierre de Moissac
  • Abbey of Saint Placid

A, continued

  • Abbey of Saint Procopius
  • Abbey of Saint Radegund
  • Abbey of Saint Riquier
  • Abbey of Saint Robert of Molesme
  • Abbey of Saint Romuald
  • Abbey of Saint Savin
  • Abbey of Saint Scholastica
  • Abbey of Saint Sever
  • Abbey of Saint Sixtus
  • Abbey of Saint Stephen Harding
  • Abbey of Saint Trond
  • Abbey of Saint Vaast
  • Abbey of Saint Victor
  • Abbey of Saint Vincent

A, continued

  • Abbey of Saint Walburga
  • Abbey of Saint Waltrude
  • Abbey of Saint Wandrille
  • Abbey of Saint Wenceslaus
  • Abbey of Saint Werburgh
  • Abbey of Saint Wilfrid
  • Abbey of Saint Winifred
  • Abbey of Saint Wulfstan
  • Abbey of Saint-Denis
  • Abbey of Sainte-Foy
  • Abbey of San Galgano
  • Abbey of Sant'Antimo
  • Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos
  • Abbey of Selby
  • Abbey of Sénanque

A, continued

  • Abbey of Sept-Fons
  • Abbey of Shaftesbury
  • Abbey of Sherborne
  • Abbey of Snowmass
  • Abbey of Solesmes
  • Abbey of Stanbrook
  • Abbey of Strata Florida
  • Abbey of Subiaco
  • Abbey of Sweetheart
  • Abbey of Syon
  • Abbey of Tamié
  • Abbey of Tewkesbury
  • Abbey of the Annunciation
  • Abbey of the Assumption

A, continued

  • Abbey of the Brewer's Oath
  • Abbey of the Fallen Spire
  • Abbey of the Frozen Choir
  • Abbey of the Genesee
  • Abbey of the Gilded Margin
  • Abbey of the Grey Tarn
  • Abbey of the High Larches
  • Abbey of the Holy Cross
  • Abbey of the Holy Redeemer
  • Abbey of the Immaculate Heart
  • Abbey of the Long Vigil
  • Abbey of the Low Tide
  • Abbey of the Quiet Ford
  • Abbey of the Wintering Swans
  • Abbey of Thorney

A, continued

  • Abbey of Timadeuc
  • Abbey of Valle Crucis
  • Abbey of Vallombrosa
  • Abbey of Vézelay
  • Abbey of Waverley
  • Abbey of Wilton
  • Abbey of Windmere
  • Abbey of Worth
  • Abhayagiri Vihara
  • Affligem Abbey
  • Agapia Monastery
  • Agia Lavra
  • Aladzha Monastery
  • Alaverdi Monastery

A, continued

  • Alchi Monastery
  • Alexander Nevsky Lavra
  • Aluvihare Rock Temple
  • Alvastra Abbey
  • Amaravati Monastery
  • Amarbayasgalant Monastery
  • Ampleforth Abbey
  • Andronikov Monastery
  • Antai-ji
  • Ardenica Monastery
  • Arkadi Monastery
  • Athassel Priory
  • Auniati Satra
  • Averbode Abbey
  • Aylesford Priory

B: 24 names

  • Bachkovo Monastery
  • Baekyangsa
  • Bagaya Monastery
  • Ballintubber Abbey
  • Bardsey Island
  • Bârsana Monastery
  • Bath Abbey
  • Bayham Abbey
  • Belur Math
  • Beomeosa
  • Beopjusa
  • Blackfriars Priory

B, continued

  • Blue Cliff Monastery
  • Blue Pine Monastery
  • Bodbe Convent
  • Bodhinyana Monastery
  • Bolton Priory
  • Bongjeongsa
  • Břevnov Monastery
  • Buckfast Abbey
  • Buildwas Abbey
  • Bulguksa
  • Buseoksa
  • Byodo-in

C: 84 names

  • Cambuskenneth Abbey
  • Carmel of Lisieux
  • Carmel of the Sacred Heart
  • Cartuja de Granada
  • Cerne Abbey
  • Certosa di Bologna
  • Certosa di Firenze
  • Certosa di Padula
  • Certosa di Pisa
  • Certosa di San Martino
  • Certosa di Trisulti
  • Certosa di Vedana
  • Cetinje Monastery
  • Charterhouse of Beauvale

C, continued

  • Charterhouse of Coventry
  • Charterhouse of Hinton
  • Charterhouse of Ittingen
  • Charterhouse of La Valsainte
  • Charterhouse of London
  • Charterhouse of Marienau
  • Charterhouse of Miraflores
  • Charterhouse of Montalegre
  • Charterhouse of Parkminster
  • Charterhouse of Pavia
  • Charterhouse of Perth
  • Charterhouse of Pleterje
  • Charterhouse of Porta Coeli
  • Charterhouse of Portes

C, continued

  • Charterhouse of Saint Bruno
  • Charterhouse of Saint Halvard the Silent
  • Charterhouse of Sélignac
  • Charterhouse of Serra San Bruno
  • Charterhouse of Sheen
  • Charterhouse of the Empty Stalls
  • Charterhouse of the Nine Lamps
  • Charterhouse of the Pale Moor
  • Charterhouse of the Shut Door
  • Charterhouse of the Sunken Vale
  • Charterhouse of the Transfiguration
  • Charterhouse of the Twelve Cells
  • Charterhouse of Valldemossa
  • Charterhouse of Witham

C, continued

  • Charterhouse of Žiče
  • Chion-in
  • Chithurst Monastery
  • Chongyang Palace
  • Christchurch Priory
  • Citeaux Abbey
  • City of Ten Thousand Buddhas
  • Clairvaux Abbey
  • Clervaux Abbey
  • Cloister of Saint Aldric the Quiet
  • Cloister of Saint Elowen
  • Cloister of Saint Marren
  • Cloister of Saint Tamsin the Barefoot
  • Cloister of the Frost Garden

C, continued

  • Cloister of the Ivy Arch
  • Cloister of the Kept Promise
  • Cloister of the Last Candle
  • Cloister of the Morning Gong
  • Cloister of the Physic Garden
  • Cloister of the Rooted Oak
  • Cloister of the Storm Lamp
  • Cloister of the Unread Book
  • Clonard
  • Clonfert
  • Clonmacnoise
  • Cloudrest Monastery
  • Cong Abbey
  • Convent of Saint Clare

C, continued

  • Convent of Saint Ysolde the Gentle
  • Convent of San Marco
  • Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
  • Convent of the Discalced Carmelites
  • Convent of the Evening Star
  • Convent of the Poor Clares
  • Convent of the Quiet Loom
  • Convent of the Veiled Lamp
  • Convent of the Visitation
  • Convento de Cristo
  • Corcomroe Abbey
  • Cozia Monastery
  • Crossraguel Abbey
  • Culross Abbey

D: 30 names

  • Dadivank
  • Daeheungsa
  • Daga Estifanos
  • Daigo-ji
  • Daitoku-ji
  • Danilov Monastery
  • Daphni Monastery
  • David Gareja
  • Debre Bizen
  • Debre Libanos
  • Deer Park Monastery
  • Deir al-Muharraq
  • Deir al-Surian
  • Deir Hajla
  • Deir Mar Musa

D, continued

  • Devenish Island
  • Dhankar Gompa
  • Dharma Drum Mountain
  • Diskit Monastery
  • Diveyevo Convent
  • Donglin Temple
  • Donskoy Monastery
  • Dorje Drak
  • Downside Abbey
  • Dragomirna Monastery
  • Drepung Monastery
  • Drigung Thil
  • Duiske Abbey
  • Durrow
  • Dzogchen Monastery

E: 9 names

  • Easby Abbey
  • Echternach Abbey
  • Egmond Abbey
  • Eihei-ji
  • Engaku-ji
  • Ennis Friary
  • Enryaku-ji
  • Erdene Zuu Monastery
  • Esrum Abbey

F: 5 names

  • Famen Temple
  • Ferapontov Monastery
  • Fo Guang Shan
  • Fountains Abbey
  • Friary of the Mended Net

G: 15 names

  • Gampo Abbey
  • Gandantegchinlen Monastery
  • Ganden Monastery
  • Gandzasar
  • Gangtey Monastery
  • Glastonbury Abbey
  • Glendalough
  • Glenluce Abbey
  • Goshavank
  • Gracanica Monastery
  • Grande Chartreuse
  • Great Meteoron
  • Greyfriars Priory
  • Grimbergen Abbey
  • Guoqing Temple

H: 34 names

  • Haeinsa
  • Haghartsin
  • Hanging Monastery of Xuankong
  • Hanshan Temple
  • Harichavank
  • Harrowgate Charterhouse
  • Hase-dera
  • Haughmond Abbey
  • Hemis Monastery
  • Hermitage of Camaldoli
  • Hermitage of Our Lady of Silence

H, continued

  • Hermitage of Saint Brannoc
  • Hermitage of Saint Jerome
  • Hermitage of the Ashen Peak
  • Hermitage of the Cedar Cliffs
  • Hermitage of the Cracked Font
  • Hermitage of the Eagle's Shelf
  • Hermitage of the Hidden Well
  • Hermitage of the Listening Pine
  • Hermitage of the Lone Plum Tree
  • Hermitage of the Rock
  • Hermitage of the Salt Cliffs

H, continued

  • Hermitage of the Single Loaf
  • Hermitage of the Thirsting Palm
  • High Peaks Hermitage
  • Holy Cross Hermitage
  • Holycross Abbey
  • Holyrood Abbey
  • Honeywell Abbey
  • Horezu Monastery
  • Horyu-ji
  • Hovhannavank
  • Humor Monastery
  • Hwaeomsa

I: 6 names

  • Inchmahome Priory
  • Inis Cealtra
  • Inishmurray
  • Iona Abbey
  • Ipatiev Monastery
  • Ivory Cloister of the Silent Bell

J: 7 names

  • Jarrow Priory
  • Jasna Góra Monastery
  • Jinshan Temple
  • Jogyesa
  • Jokhang Temple
  • Jvari Monastery
  • Jyotir Math

K: 49 names

  • Kagyu Samye Ling
  • Kaisariani Monastery
  • Kamalabari Satra
  • Kathok Monastery
  • Kebran Gabriel
  • Kecharis
  • Kencho-ji
  • Kennin-ji
  • Key Monastery
  • Kiev Pechersk Lavra
  • Kilmacduagh
  • Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

K, continued

  • Kloster Alpirsbach
  • Kloster Andechs
  • Kloster Banz
  • Kloster Bebenhausen
  • Kloster Benediktbeuern
  • Kloster Blaubeuren
  • Kloster Chorin
  • Kloster Disentis
  • Kloster Eberbach
  • Kloster Ebrach
  • Kloster Engelberg
  • Kloster Ettal

K, continued

  • Kloster Himmerod
  • Kloster Hirsau
  • Kloster Lehnin
  • Kloster Loccum
  • Kloster Lorch
  • Kloster Mariastein
  • Kloster Maulbronn
  • Kloster Müstair
  • Kloster Neresheim
  • Kloster Salem
  • Kloster Scheyern
  • Kloster Tegernsee

K, continued

  • Kloster Walkenried
  • Kloster Weltenburg
  • Kloster Wessobrunn
  • Kloster Wienhausen
  • Kloster Zwiefalten
  • Kofuku-ji
  • Koningshoeven Abbey
  • Kopan Monastery
  • Koyasan Kongobu-ji
  • Krka Monastery
  • Krusedol Monastery
  • Kumbum Monastery
  • Kuon-ji

L: 14 names

  • Labrang Monastery
  • Lamayuru Monastery
  • Lanercost Priory
  • Larkspur Priory
  • Latrun Abbey
  • Lavra of the Dry Wadi
  • Likir Monastery
  • Lindisfarne Priory
  • Lingyin Temple
  • Ljubostinja Monastery
  • Llanthony Priory
  • Lotus Ridge Hermitage
  • Louguantai
  • Lyse Abbey

M: 140 names

  • Magoksa
  • Mahagandayon Monastery
  • Manasija Monastery
  • Manpuku-ji
  • Mar Behnam Monastery
  • Mar Elias Monastery
  • Mar Mattai Monastery
  • Maredsous Abbey
  • Mega Spilaio
  • Melrose Abbey
  • Michelham Priory
  • Mii-dera
  • Mileseva Monastery
  • Mindrolling Monastery

M, continued

  • Moldovița Monastery
  • Monasterboice
  • Monasterio de Guadalupe
  • Monasterio de las Huelgas
  • Monasterio de Leyre
  • Monasterio de Oseira
  • Monasterio de Piedra
  • Monasterio de Poblet
  • Monasterio de Samos
  • Monasterio de San Juan de la Peña
  • Monasterio de San Millán de la Cogolla
  • Monasterio de Santa Catalina
  • Monasterio de Santa María de Ripoll
  • Monasterio de Santes Creus

M, continued

  • Monasterio de Santo Toribio de Liébana
  • Monasterio de Veruela
  • Monasterio de Yuste
  • Monastery of Choziba
  • Monastery of Debre Damo
  • Monastery of Decani
  • Monastery of Dionysiou
  • Monastery of Docheiariou
  • Monastery of Esphigmenou
  • Monastery of Filotheou
  • Monastery of Geghard
  • Monastery of Gelati
  • Monastery of Grigoriou
  • Monastery of Haghpat

M, continued

  • Monastery of Hilandar
  • Monastery of Hosios Loukas
  • Monastery of Iviron
  • Monastery of Karakalou
  • Monastery of Khor Virap
  • Monastery of Koutloumousiou
  • Monastery of Kykkos
  • Monastery of Machairas
  • Monastery of Mar Saba
  • Monastery of Meteora
  • Monastery of Mor Gabriel
  • Monastery of Noravank
  • Monastery of Optina
  • Monastery of Pantokrator

M, continued

  • Monastery of Qozhaya
  • Monastery of Rila
  • Monastery of Saint Anthony
  • Monastery of Saint Bishoy
  • Monastery of Saint Catherine
  • Monastery of Saint John Lampadistis
  • Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
  • Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
  • Monastery of Saint Macarius
  • Monastery of Saint Naum
  • Monastery of Saint Neophytos
  • Monastery of Saint Oran of the Sands
  • Monastery of Saint Panteleimon
  • Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite

M, continued

  • Monastery of Saint Sabbas
  • Monastery of Saint Simeon at Aswan
  • Monastery of Saint Thaddeus
  • Monastery of Saint Theodosius
  • Monastery of Simonopetra
  • Monastery of Solovki
  • Monastery of Sopocani
  • Monastery of Stavronikita
  • Monastery of Stavrovouni
  • Monastery of Studenica
  • Monastery of Sucevița
  • Monastery of Tatev
  • Monastery of Ten Thousand Steps
  • Monastery of the Autumn Moon

M, continued

  • Monastery of the Bamboo Grove
  • Monastery of the Buried Gate
  • Monastery of the Burning Noon
  • Monastery of the Caves
  • Monastery of the Clear Mirror
  • Monastery of the Dormition
  • Monastery of the Drifting Cloud
  • Monastery of the Echoing Gorge
  • Monastery of the Empty Bowl
  • Monastery of the Falling Leaf
  • Monastery of the Far Light
  • Monastery of the Four Winds
  • Monastery of the Great Lavra
  • Monastery of the Holy Archangels

M, continued

  • Monastery of the Holy Ascension
  • Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Meteora
  • Monastery of the Iron Psalter
  • Monastery of the Jade Lotus
  • Monastery of the Life-Giving Spring
  • Monastery of the Mist Gate
  • Monastery of the Open Palm
  • Monastery of the Protecting Veil
  • Monastery of the Rising Heron
  • Monastery of the Second Dawn
  • Monastery of the Setting Snow
  • Monastery of the Silent Bell
  • Monastery of the Sleeping Sun
  • Monastery of the Still Lake

M, continued

  • Monastery of the Temptation
  • Monastery of the Three Bells
  • Monastery of the Transfiguration
  • Monastery of the Turning Wheel
  • Monastery of the Unbroken Bell
  • Monastery of the Waking Dawn
  • Monastery of the Wind Horse
  • Monastery of Valaam
  • Monastery of Vatopedi
  • Monastery of Voroneț
  • Monastery of Xenophontos
  • Monastery of Xeropotamou
  • Monastery of Zica
  • Monastery of Zografou

M, continued

  • Mor Hananyo Monastery
  • Moraca Monastery
  • Mosteiro da Batalha
  • Mosteiro de Alcobaça
  • Mosteiro de Santa Cruz de Coimbra
  • Mosteiro de São Bento
  • Mosteiro de Tibães
  • Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
  • Motsameta Monastery
  • Mount Grace Charterhouse
  • Muchelney Abbey
  • Muckross Abbey
  • Münsterschwarzach Abbey
  • Myoshin-ji

N: 18 names

  • Nalanda Mahavihara
  • Namdroling Monastery
  • Nanputuo Temple
  • Nanzen-ji
  • Narga Selassie
  • Nea Moni of Chios
  • Neamț Monastery
  • Nekresi Monastery
  • Nendrum

N, continued

  • New Jerusalem Monastery
  • New Skete
  • Newstead Abbey
  • Nilov Hermitage
  • Ninna-ji
  • Novodevichy Convent
  • Novospassky Monastery
  • Nunnery of the Morning Psalm
  • Nunnery of the White Thread

O: 4 names

  • Old Minster of Greywether
  • Oronsay Priory
  • Ostrog Monastery
  • Our Lady of Saidnaya

P: 91 names

  • Padise Abbey
  • Palcho Monastery
  • Palyul Monastery
  • Panagia Hozoviotissa
  • Pannonhalma Archabbey
  • Paro Rinpung Dzong
  • Paromeos Monastery
  • Patriarchate of Pec
  • Pemayangtse Monastery
  • Penmon Priory
  • Phugtal Gompa
  • Pirita Convent
  • Plum Village

P, continued

  • Pochayiv Lavra
  • Postel Abbey
  • Preveli Monastery
  • Priory of Ardchattan
  • Priory of Beauly
  • Priory of Binham
  • Priory of Blackwater Fell
  • Priory of Bridlington
  • Priory of Brinkburn
  • Priory of Cartmel
  • Priory of Castle Acre
  • Priory of Christ Church Canterbury
  • Priory of Coldingham

P, continued

  • Priory of Dunstable
  • Priory of Eldercombe
  • Priory of Ewenny
  • Priory of Finchale
  • Priory of Great Malvern
  • Priory of Guisborough
  • Priory of Hexham
  • Priory of Kirkham
  • Priory of Leominster
  • Priory of Lindores
  • Priory of Little Malvern
  • Priory of Monkton
  • Priory of Our Lady of Consolation

P, continued

  • Priory of Our Lady of Peace
  • Priory of Our Lady of the Rosary
  • Priory of Our Lady of the Snows
  • Priory of Our Lady of Walsingham
  • Priory of Pittenweem
  • Priory of Restenneth
  • Priory of Saint Albert the Great
  • Priory of Saint Bartholomew
  • Priory of Saint Bees
  • Priory of Saint Catherine of Siena
  • Priory of Saint Denys
  • Priory of Saint Dominic
  • Priory of Saint Frideswide

P, continued

  • Priory of Saint Hesper of the Lamp
  • Priory of Saint John of Jerusalem
  • Priory of Saint Leonard
  • Priory of Saint Mary Magdalene
  • Priory of Saint Mary Overie
  • Priory of Saint Merewyn
  • Priory of Saint Michael
  • Priory of Saint Nicholas
  • Priory of Saint Oswald
  • Priory of Saint Rose of Lima
  • Priory of Saint Swithun
  • Priory of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • Priory of the Amber Lantern

P, continued

  • Priory of the Bee Yard
  • Priory of the Blessed Sacrament
  • Priory of the Broken Oar
  • Priory of the Cold Spring
  • Priory of the Drowned Causeway
  • Priory of the Gleaning Field
  • Priory of the Holy Ghost
  • Priory of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Priory of the Holy Trinity
  • Priory of the Immaculate Conception
  • Priory of the Pilgrim's Rest
  • Priory of the Roofless Nave
  • Priory of the Sacred Heart

P, continued

  • Priory of the Seven Springs
  • Priory of the Shepherd's Gap
  • Priory of the Thousand Folios
  • Priory of the Winter Cross
  • Priory of Thetford
  • Priory of Thornmere
  • Priory of Tynemouth
  • Priory of Wenlock
  • Priory of Wren's Hollow
  • Pskov-Caves Monastery
  • Punakha Dzong
  • Purple Cloud Palace of Wudang
  • Putna Monastery

Q: 1 name

  • Quin Friary

R: 14 names

  • Rabban Hormizd Monastery
  • Ravanica Monastery
  • Red Maple Monastery
  • Red Monastery of Sohag
  • Reting Monastery
  • Rievaulx Abbey
  • Rochefort Abbey
  • Rolduc Abbey
  • Rongbuk Monastery
  • Ross Errilly Friary
  • Rousanou Monastery
  • Rozhen Monastery
  • Rumtek Monastery
  • Ryoan-ji

S: 69 names

  • Sacra di San Michele
  • Sacro Eremo
  • Saghmosavank
  • Sakya Monastery
  • Samye Monastery
  • San Lorenzo de El Escorial
  • Sanahin
  • Sanctuary of the Hollow Dune
  • Sanctuary of the Kindled Ember
  • Sanctuary of the Silver Vigil
  • Sanctuary of the Weeping Stone
  • Sarov Hermitage
  • Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery

S, continued

  • Scattery Island
  • Scourmont Abbey
  • Scriptorium of the Faded Ink
  • Seonamsa
  • Sera Monastery
  • Sevanavank
  • Shalu Monastery
  • Shaolin Monastery
  • Shap Abbey
  • Shasta Abbey
  • Shechen Monastery
  • Shey Gompa
  • Shio-Mgvime
  • Shokoku-ji

S, continued

  • Shwenandaw Monastery
  • Sinaia Monastery
  • Skellig Michael
  • Skete of Saint Anne
  • Skete of the Prophet Elijah
  • Skete of the Red Dunes
  • Skete of the Seal Skerry
  • Snagov Monastery
  • Snow Lion Gompa
  • Sogen-ji
  • Soji-ji
  • Somapura Mahavihara
  • Songgwangsa
  • Songzanlin Monastery

S, continued

  • Sorø Abbey
  • Spituk Monastery
  • Sravasti Abbey
  • Sringeri Sharada Peetham
  • Ssanggyesa
  • Stakna Gompa
  • Stella Maris Monastery
  • Stična Abbey
  • Stift Altenburg
  • Stift Göttweig
  • Stift Heiligenkreuz
  • Stift Klosterneuburg
  • Stift Lambach
  • Stift Lilienfeld

S, continued

  • Stift Nonnberg
  • Stift Rein
  • Stift Sankt Florian
  • Stift Schlägl
  • Stift Seitenstetten
  • Stift Stams
  • Stift Vorau
  • Stift Wilhering
  • Stift Zwettl
  • Stone Monkey Hermitage
  • Strahov Monastery
  • Sudeoksa
  • Sumela Monastery
  • Sviatohirsk Lavra

T: 43 names

  • Tabgha Priory
  • Tabo Monastery
  • Takht-i-Bahi
  • Talley Abbey
  • Tango Monastery
  • Tashichho Dzong
  • Tashiding Monastery
  • Tashilhunpo Monastery
  • Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
  • Tawang Monastery
  • Temple of the Nine Stances
  • Temple of the Patient Stone
  • Temple of the Pine Shadow
  • Temple of the Sleeping Tiger

T, continued

  • Temple of the Unstruck Drum
  • Tengboche Monastery
  • Tenryu-ji
  • Teplá Abbey
  • Thiksey Monastery
  • Tholing Monastery
  • Thornton Abbey
  • Thrangu Tashi Yangtse
  • Throssel Hole Abbey
  • Thunder Pass Hermitage
  • Tiantong Temple
  • Tidewatch Abbey
  • Tiger's Nest Monastery
  • Tihany Abbey

T, continued

  • Timoleague Friary
  • Tintern Abbey
  • Tismana Monastery
  • Titchfield Abbey
  • Todai-ji
  • Tofuku-ji
  • Tongdosa
  • Tongerlo Abbey
  • Toplou Monastery
  • Toshodai-ji
  • Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius
  • Trongsa Dzong
  • Troyan Monastery
  • Tsurphu Monastery
  • Tyniec Abbey

U: 3 names

  • Udupi Sri Krishna Matha
  • Ura Kidane Mehret
  • Utstein Abbey

V: 8 names

  • Vadstena Abbey
  • Văratec Monastery
  • Vardzia Cave Monastery
  • Varlaam Monastery
  • Varnhem Abbey
  • Vikramashila Mahavihara
  • Villers Abbey
  • Vyšší Brod Monastery

W: 20 names

  • Wat Bowonniwet
  • Wat Pah Nanachat
  • Wat Pah Pong
  • Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
  • Wat Suan Mokkh
  • Wat Xieng Thong
  • Wearmouth Priory
  • Weingarten Abbey
  • Wenshu Monastery
  • Westmalle Abbey

W, continued

  • Westminster Abbey
  • Whalley Abbey
  • Whitby Abbey
  • White Cloud Temple
  • White Crane Monastery
  • White Horse Temple
  • White Monastery of Sohag
  • Whitefriars Priory
  • Whithorn Priory
  • Woljeongsa

X: 1 name

  • Xiantong Temple

Y: 3 names

  • Yakushi-ji
  • Yonghe Lamasery
  • Yuriev Monastery

Z: 4 names

  • Zen Mountain Monastery
  • Zenko-ji
  • Zirc Abbey
  • Zuigan-ji