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List of abbeys and priories is a link list for any abbey or priory. As of 2016 [update] , the Catholic Church has 3,600 abbeys and monasteries worldwide. [ 1 ]
The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but many were closed during the Protestant Reformation , the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII , the French Revolution , and the ...
This is a list of Carthusian monasteries, or charterhouses, containing both extant and dissolved monasteries of the Carthusians (also known as the Order of Saint Bruno) for monks and nuns, arranged by location under their present countries. Also listed are ancillary establishments (distilleries, printing houses) and the "houses of refuge" used ...
1 In Europe. Toggle In Europe subsection. 1.1 Albania. 1.2 Bulgaria. 1.3 United Kingdom. 1.4 Finland. ... houses monks from Russia; Agiou Pavlou monastery. New Skete ...
This is a list of Christian monasteries and religious houses, ... Alvastra Abbey (1143 - 1544): Cistercian monks; Ås Abbey, Halland: [1] Cistercian monks;
Göttweig Abbey. Gaming Charterhouse (dissolved), Gaming in Scheibbs (Upper Austria): Carthusians; Garsten Abbey (dissolved), Garsten (Upper Austria): Benedictine monks; Geras Abbey, Geras (Lower Austria): Premonstratensian canons
This is a List of Cistercian monasteries (called abbeys) in Ireland. The first abbey built in Ireland was Mellifont Abbey , founded by Saint Malachy , Archbishop of Armagh in 1142. Currently active abbeys
Stift Heiligenkreuz is known today as one of the most vibrant monasteries in central Europe; the current abbot is a member of the Ratzinger Schülerkreis; one of the monks is the Procurator General of the Order, working in Rome. Many other monasteries send their junior monks to Heiligenkreuz for theological and monastic training.