Cave monastery
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Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
built in cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...
s, with possible outside facilities. St. Anthony the Great known as the founder of monasticism lived in a cave.
List of cave monasteries
- AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
- St. Mary's Church, Maligrad, cave monastery in Maligrad, an island in the PrespaPrespaPrespa is a region in Republic of Macedonia. It shares the same name with the two Prespa lakes which are situated in the middle of the region. The largest town is Resen with 9,000 inhabitants....
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- St. Mary's Church, Maligrad, cave monastery in Maligrad, an island in the Prespa
- ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
- GeghardGeghardFor the town, see Geghard, Armenia.The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs...
cave monastery/fortress
- Geghard
- BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- Aladzha MonasteryAladzha MonasteryAladzha Monastery is a medieval Orthodox Christian cave monastery complex in northeastern Bulgaria, 17 km north of central Varna and 3 km west of Golden Sands beach resort, in a protected forest area adjacent to the Golden Sands Nature Park.The monastery caves were hewn into a 25-m high...
- Albotin MonasteryAlbotin MonasteryAlbotin Monastery is a presently inactive Bulgarian medieval cave monastery on the territory of Kula bishopric of Vidin Diocese of Bulgarian Orthodox Church, in the locality Albotin along river Topolovets between villages Gradets and Rabrovo, nearby village Deleyna.The monastery complex was built...
- Rock-hewn Churches of IvanovoRock-hewn Churches of IvanovoThe Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock and completely different from other monastery complexes in Bulgaria, located near the village of Ivanovo, 20 km south of Rousse, on the high rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom, 32 m...
- Basarbovo MonasteryBasarbovo MonasteryBasarbovo Monastery - the Monastery of Saint Dimitar Basarbowski - is a bulgarian-orthodox cave monastery near the city of Ruse in north-eastern Bulgaria...
- Cave monasteries of Krepcha
- Monasteries of Provadia
- Cave monasteries on the Plateau of ShumenShumenShumen is the tenth-largest city in Bulgaria and capital of Shumen Province. In the period 1950–1965 it was called Kolarovgrad, after the name of the communist leader Vasil Kolarov...
- Cave monasteries of TervelTervel (town)Tervel is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Dobrich Province. It is the administrative centre of Tervel Municipality, which lies in the westernmost part of the province...
- Aladzha Monastery
- FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Abbey of Saint-RomanAbbey of Saint-RomanThe Abbey of Saint-Roman , is a cave monastery located in Beaucaire, France.-References:*...
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- Abbey of Saint-Roman
- GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
- David Gareja monastery complex
- VardziaVardziaThe cave city of Vardzia is a cave monastery dug into the side of the Erusheli mountain in southern Georgia near Aspindza on the left bank of the Mtkvari River. It was founded by Queen Tamar in 1185....
cave city and monastery, - Vanis KvabebiVanis KvabebiVanis Kvabebi is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia. The complex dates from 8th century and consists of a defensive wall built in 1204 and a maze of tunnels running on several levels in the side of the mountain.There...
cave monastery/fortress, Javakheti PlateauJavakheti PlateauJavalkheti Plateau is a volcanic plateau within the Caucasus Mountains that covers the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia, along the border with Turkey and Armenia...
- HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
- Gellért Hill CaveGellért Hill CaveThe Gellért Hill Cave is part of a network of caves within Gellért Hill in Budapest, Hungary. The cave is also referred to as "Saint Ivan's Cave" , regarding a hermit who lived there and is believed to have used the natural thermal water of a muddy lake next to the cave to heal the sick...
chapels and monastery, BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
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- Gellért Hill Cave
- MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
- Kališta Monastery, StrugaStrugaStruga is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of the Republic of Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality.-Etymology:...
- Kališta Monastery, Struga
- SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
(See List of Serbian monasteries)- Blagoveštenje
- Crna RekaCrna Reka MonasteryThe Crna Reka Monastery is a 13th century Serbian Orthodox monastery situated at the gorges of Ibarski Kolasin, on the Crna Reka with the cave-church of Archangel Michael with 16th century frescoes and relics of Saint Peter of Koriša...
- PećinskaPećinska churchThe Pećinska church is a 14th century Serbian Orthodox cave-church dedicated to St.Peter and Paul in heights of Kalik on the right gorges of Stara planina near Lukovska Banja. It has a unique fresco of Jesus called the Bald Jesus . It is part of the Monastery of Saint Gabriel .-External...
- Hermitage of St. Peter KoriškiHermitage of St. Peter KoriškiHermitage and Monastery of Saint Peter Koriški is a ruin of the hermitage and monastery located in Koriša, Prizren municipality, Kosovo. The monastery and hermitage are on the same location.- History :...
- Gornjak
- KađenicaKađenicaThe Smoke Cave or Kađenica is a cave-church located in the village of Dljina near Čačak on the right bank of the Zapadna Morava, one kilometre upstream from Ovčar Banja, Serbia....
- SavinaSavina monastery (Serbia)The cave monastery of Savina or Gornja Savina Isposnica is located in 15 km from the monastery of Studenica.It is located in the Raška District....
- Monastery of St. Peter
- Churches of Kovilje MonasteryKovilje MonasteryKovilje Monastery , dedicated to Archangel Gabriel, is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church, located in the village of Kovilje, in the municipality of Ivanjica, in south-west Serbia belonging to the Žiča Diocese. It is sited between Golija and Javor mountains, in the Nošnica river valley...
- RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
- Basarabi Cave ComplexBasarabi Cave ComplexBasarabi Cave Complex or Murfatlar Cave Complex is a medieval Christian monastery located near the town of Murfatlar , Constanţa County, Dobruja, Romania....
- Basarabi Cave Complex
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- Pskov Cave Monastery, Pskov OblastPskov OblastPskov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Pskov Oblast borders the countries of Estonia and Latvia, as well as Belarus. It is the westernmost federal subject of contiguous Russia . Its major cities are the administrative center Pskov and Velikiye Luki . Area: 55,300 km²...
- Monastery of the CavesPechersky Ascension MonasteryPechersky Ascension Monastery is a monastery in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. It is the principal monastery of the Nizny Novgorod Eparchy and the seat of the Bishop of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas.- History :...
, Nizhny NovgorodNizhny NovgorodNizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg... - Divnogorye and Saviour Convent, Voronezh OblastVoronezh OblastVoronezh Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It was established on June 13, 1934.-Main rivers:*Don*Voronezh*Bityug*Khopyor-Economy:...
- Pskov Cave Monastery, Pskov Oblast
- ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
- Tiger Cave Monastery (Wat Tam Sua), KrabiAmphoe Mueang KrabiKrabi is the capital district of Krabi Province in southern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Ao Luek, Khao Phanom and Nuea Khlong. To the south and west borders the Phang Nga Bay....
- Wat Tham Khan, Sakon Nakhon provinceSakon Nakhon ProvinceSakon Nakhon is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Kalasin and Udon Thani...
- Tiger Cave Monastery (Wat Tam Sua), Krabi
- TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
- CappadociaCappadociaCappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine...
cave monasteries
- Cappadocia
- UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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- Assumption Cave Monastery and Inkerman Cave MonasteryInkerman Cave MonasteryThe Inkerman Monastery of St. Clement is a cave monastery in a cliff rising near the mouth of the Black River, in the city of Inkerman, administered as part of the sea port of Sevastopol. It was founded in 1850 on the site of a medieval Byzantine monastery where the relics of St. Clement were...
in the CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name... - Kiev Pechersk LavraKiev Pechersk LavraKiev Pechersk Lavra or Kyiv Pechersk Lavra , also known as the Kiev Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Orthodox Christian monastery which gave its name to one of the city districts where it is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine....
and Eletsky Monastery - Assumption Cave MonasteryZymne MonasteryThe Uspensky Svyatogorsky Monastery is a stauropegial Ukrainian Orthodox cave monastery, located at the top of the Holy Mountain rising above the Luh River near the village of Zymne, five kilometers south of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.- History :The origin of the monastery is...
in Zymne near Volodymyr-VolynskyiVolodymyr-VolynskyiVolodymyr-Volynsky is a city located in Volyn Oblast, in north-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Volodymyr-Volynsky District, the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast... - Bakota Cave Monstary in BakotaBakota, UkraineBakota was a historic town in the Halych-Volhynian Kingdom, modern-day Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. The village lies within the Dniester River Valley and is located in the historical Podillia region....
near Kamianets-PodilskyiKamianets-PodilskyiKamyanets-Podilsky or Kamienets-Podolsky is a city located on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi...
- Assumption Cave Monastery and Inkerman Cave Monastery
See also
- Monolithic architectureMonolithic architectureMonolithic architecture is a style of construction in which a building is carved, cast or excavated from a single piece of material. The most basic form of monolithic architecture is the monolith, such as the monolithic churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia or the Pancha Rathas in India.Buildings with a...
- Monolithic churchMonolithic churchA monolithic church or rock-hewn church is a church made from a single block of stone. They are one of the most basic forms of monolithic architecture....
- Indian rock-cut architecture