Royal Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Guadalupe, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain Christianity
A UNESCO-listed royal monastery and major Marian pilgrimage centre dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Grande Chartreuse
Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Christianity
Mother monastery of the Carthusian Order, founded by St. Bruno and six companions in 1084 in the Chartreuse mountains.
Optina Pustyn
Kozelsk, Kaluga Oblast, Russia Christianity
A renowned Orthodox monastery near Kozelsk, famous for the spiritual tradition of the Optina elders and continuing pilgrimage.
Ferapontov Monastery
Ferapontovo, Kirillovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed northern monastery celebrated for the exceptionally preserved frescoes of Dionisy.
Valaam Monastery
Valaam Island, Sortavala, Republic of Karelia, Russia Christianity
A major Orthodox pilgrimage monastery on the Valaam archipelago in Lake Ladoga.
Pskov-Caves Monastery
Pechory, Pskov Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major active Orthodox monastery at Pechory, famous for its cave sanctuary and long pilgrimage tradition.
Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery
Diveyevo, Diveyevsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major women’s monastery and pilgrimage centre associated with St. Seraphim of Sarov and a powerful Marian devotional tradition.
Solovetsky Monastery
Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia Christianity
One of Russia’s best-known northern monasteries, founded in the 15th century on the remote Solovetsky Islands.
Monastery of Our Saviour and St. Euthymius
Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia Christianity
A major UNESCO-listed monastery of Suzdal, founded in 1352 and developed into a fortified religious ensemble.
Raifa Monastery
Raifa, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Christianity
A major pilgrimage monastery near Kazan whose principal shrine is a revered copy of the Georgian Icon of the Mother of God.
Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of Sviyazhsk
Sviyazhsk, Zelenodolsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia Christianity
A UNESCO-listed monastery and cathedral on Sviyazhsk, known for exceptional Eastern Orthodox frescoes.
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Saint Petersburg, Russia Christianity
Saint Petersburg’s principal Orthodox monastery and a major pilgrimage centre for the relics of St. Alexander Nevsky.