List of Eastern Orthodox monasteries
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This is a list of Eastern Orthodox monasteries that are individually notable.
In Europe[edit]
Bulgaria[edit]
- 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
Finland[edit]
France[edit]
Georgia[edit]
- Alaverdi Monastery
- Betania Monastery
- Bodbe Monastery
- Chulevi Monastery
- David Gareja monastery complex
- Gelati Monastery
- Gudarekhi
- Ikalto
- Jvari (monastery)
- 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
Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch[edit]
- Cherubim – Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery, Syria
- Dormition of the Theotokos Monastery, also known as Hamatoura Monastery, Kousba
- Holy Archangel Michael Monastery, Baskinta
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Kafr Ram, Homs
- Holy Trinity Family Monasteries, Douma
- Monastery of Saint Elijah, Btina
- Saint Elias Monastery (Shwayya, Lebanon)
- Balamand Monastery, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery, Syria
- Saint Elian Monastery, Homs
- Saint George – Saidnaya Patriarchal Monastery
- Saint George's Monastery, Homs
- Saint George Monastery, Mhardeh, Hama
- Saint John the Baptist Monastery, Aleppo
- Convent of Saint Thecla (Maaloula)
- Monastery of Saint Mema, Deir Mimas
- Resurrection Orthodox Convent, France
- Vision of Saint Paul the Apostle Patriarchal Monastery, Tal Kokab
- Our Lady of Achrafieh, Beirut
- Our Lady of Aleppo, Syria
- Our Lady of Bdebba, Koura, Lebanon
- Our Lady of Bkeftine, Tripoli
- Our Lady of Blemmana, Syria
- Our Lady of Keftoun, Lebanon
- Our Lady of El Natour, Anfeh
- Our Lady of Nourieh, Lebanon
- Saint Catherine Monastery, Achrafieh
- Saint Dimitrios Monastery, Kousba
- Saint George Monastery, Deir el-Harf
- Saint George Monastery, Amyoun
- Saint Jacob Monastery, Deddeh
- Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Monastery, Anfeh
- Saint Simon Monastery, Chekka
Cyprus[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Agia Triada Monastery
- Arkadi 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[edit]
Epirus[edit]
Mount Athos[edit]
- Agiou Panteleimonos monastery
- Agiou Pavlou monastery
- Dionysiou monastery
- Dochiariou monastery
- Esphigmenou Monastery
- Great Lavra (Athos)
- 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
North Macedonia[edit]
- 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
Romania[edit]
Russia[edit]
See also List of Russian Orthodox monasteries.
Moscow[edit]
- Andronikov Monastery
- Ascension Convent
- Chrysostom Monastery
- Chudov Monastery
- Conception Convent
- Danilov Monastery
- Donskoy Monastery
- Epiphany Monastery
- Intercession Monastery (Moscow)
- Ivanovsky Convent
- Krutitsy
- Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
- Nativity Convent (Moscow)
- Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery
- Novodevichy Convent
- Novospassky Monastery
- Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery
- Simonov Monastery
- Sretensky Monastery (Moscow)
- Vysokopetrovsky Monastery
- Zaikonospassky monastery
Other[edit]
- Abraham's Oak Holy Trinity Monastery
- Agiou Panteleimonos monastery
- Alexander Nevsky Lavra
- Alexander-Svirsky Monastery
- Andronikov Monastery
- Annunciation Monastery (Tolyatti)
- 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 (Goritsy)
- Goritsky Monastery (Pereslavl-Zalessky)
- 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 (Moscow)
- Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery
- Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery
- Shamordino Convent
- Simonov Monastery
- Smolny Convent
- Solovetsky Monastery
- Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery
- Sretensky Monastery (Moscow)
- 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
Serbian Orthodox[edit]
Ukraine[edit]
- 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 (Chernihiv)
- Trinity Monastery of St. Jonas
- Vydubychi Monastery
- Zymne Monastery
Other[edit]
Misc.[edit]
- Ardenica Monastery
- Chrysoskalitissa Monastery
- Koutloumousiou monastery
- Metochion
- Monastery of Stoudios
- Monastery of the Panagia Hodegetria
- New Skete
- Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist
- Solus Christi Brothers
- Stauropegic
- Supraśl Orthodox Monastery
- Zelve Monastery
In the Americas[edit]
Canada[edit]
- All Saints Monastery
- The Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery
- Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church
United States[edit]
- Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery (Castro Valley, California)
- Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville), Jordanville, New York, NRHP-listed
- St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Monastery
- New Gračanica Monastery
- St. Archangel Michael Skete
- St. Pachomious Monastery
- St. Paisius Orthodox Monastery
- St. Xenia Serbian Orthodox Skete
- St. Nilus Island Skete
- Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America, located at Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Alhambra, California
- Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery, Milton, Ontario, Canada
- Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford
- Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery
- St. Mark Serbian Orthodox Monastery
Argentina[edit]
- Episcopal headquarters of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America, Buenos Aires, Argentina
In Asia[edit]
Holy Land[edit]
- Mar Elias Monastery
- Mar Saba
- Monastery of the Temptation
- Our Lady of Nourieh
- Saint Catherine's Monastery
Korea[edit]
- Monastery of St. Andreas, Yanggu County, Gangwon
- Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior, Gapyeong County
Turkey[edit]
- Bolaman Castle
- Cape Jason
- Kuştul Monastery
- Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery
- Sümela Monastery
- Vazelon Monastery