Monastery of Santa Cruz
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal Christianity
A nationally protected Augustinian monastery founded in 1131, burial place of Portugal’s first two kings and a major intellectual centre of the…
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Monastery of Serra do Pilar
Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal Christianity
A 16th-century Augustinian monastery above the Douro, notable for its circular church and cloister and included in Porto’s UNESCO World Heritage property.
Monastery of Batalha
Batalha, Leiria District, Portugal Christianity
A UNESCO-listed Dominican monastery founded by King João I in fulfilment of a vow after the 1385 Battle of Aljubarrota.
Jerónimos Monastery
Belém, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal Christianity
A UNESCO-listed royal monastery at Belém, commissioned by Manuel I and begun in 1502 for Hieronymite monks serving the crown and seafarers.
Convent of Christ in Tomar
Tomar, Santarém District, Portugal Christianity
A UNESCO-listed Templar and Order of Christ complex in Tomar, founded in 1160 and centred on a remarkable Romanesque rotunda inspired by…
Royal Basilica and Convent of Mafra
Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal Christianity
The basilica and convent at the heart of Mafra’s UNESCO-listed royal complex, conceived by João V in 1711 and shaped by Roman…
Monastery of Alcobaça
Alcobaça, Leiria District, Portugal Christianity
A UNESCO-listed Cistercian monastery founded in the 12th century, renowned for austere Gothic architecture and the royal tombs of Pedro I and…
St. Florian Monastery
St. Florian, Linz-Land, Upper Austria, Austria Christianity
An Augustinian monastery founded in 1071 on a site long associated with Saint Florian, combining living religious practice with major Baroque heritage.
Klosterneuburg Monastery
Klosterneuburg, Tulln, Lower Austria, Austria Christianity
An Augustinian canons’ monastery founded in 1114, centred on the memory and tomb of Saint Leopold III and major medieval works of…
Arkadi Monastery
Arkadi, Rethymno, Crete, Greece Christianity
Arkadi Monastery near Rethymno is one of Crete’s most important Orthodox monasteries and a national symbol of the island’s nineteenth-century struggle against…
Vlatadon Monastery
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece Christianity
Vlatadon Monastery is a living Orthodox monastery in Thessaloniki’s Upper Town and one of the monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage…
Pantanassa Monastery, Mystras
Mystras, Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece Christianity
Pantanassa is a late Byzantine monastery church within the fortified city of Mystras near Sparta in Laconia.