List of Christian religious houses in Switzerland

This is a list of Christian

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

religious houses in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

for either men or women, whether in operation or not.

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All Saints' Abbey, Schaffhausen (Kloster Allerheiligen) (dissolved), at Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....

: Benedictine
Order of Saint Benedict
The Order of Saint Benedict is a Roman Catholic religious order of independent monastic communities that observe the Rule of St. Benedict. Within the order, each individual community maintains its own autonomy, while the organization as a whole exists to represent their mutual interests...

monks (1049/50-1529)
Au Abbey (Kloster in der Au) (dissolved), at Trachslau near Einsiedeln (Schwyz): Benedictine nuns (1713-32)

Ayent Priory (Prieuré d'Ayent, Prieuré de Saint-Romain) (dissolved), at Ayent
Ayent
Ayent is a municipality in the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:The Ayent area is first mentioned in 1052 as Agent. In 1250 it was mentioned as Argenta.-Geography:...

(Valais): Benedictine monks (before 1107-1620)

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Baulmes Priory (Prieuré de Baulmes, Prieuré Saint-Marie, Prieuré Notre-Dame et Saint-Michel) (dissolved) at Baulmes
Baulmes
Baulmes is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Baulmes is first mentioned in 652 as in loco Balmensi. In 1123 it was mentioned as Balmis.-Geography:...

(Vaud): Rule of St. Columbanus, later Benedictine monks (652-before 1123); Cluniacs (before 1123-1536/37)
Beerenberg Abbey or Mariazell Abbey (Kloster Mariazell am Beerenberg) (dissolved), at Wülflingen
Wülflingen
Wülflingen is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number six.The district comprises the quarters Weinberg, Oberfeld, Lindenplatz, Niederfeld, Neuburg, Hardau, Härti and Taggenberg....

(Winterthur): hermitage (1318-1355); Franciscan friars (1355-65); Augustinian Canons (1365-1527/28)
Beinwil Abbey
Beinwil Abbey
Beinwil Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Beinwil in the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:It was founded in 1085, probably by the local nobility. After conflicts arising from the territorial claims of the towns of Solothurn and Basle against the Counts of Thierstein, who acted as the...

(Kloster Beinwil) (dissolved), at Beinwil
Beinwil, Solothurn
Beinwil is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Beinwil is first mentioned in 1147 as Benwilre. In 1156 it was mentioned as Beinwilare.-Geography:...

(Solothurn): Benedictine monks (1085-1554)
Bellelay Abbey
Bellelay Abbey
Bellelay Abbey is a former Premonstratensian monastery in the Bernese Jura in Switzerland, now a psychiatric clinic.-History:According to the legend, the monastery was founded in 1136 by Siginand, prior of the abbey of Moutier-Grandval, who got lost in the deep forest of the High Jura while hunting...

{Abbaye de Bellelay) (dissolved), at Bellelay (Berne): Premonstratensians (1136-1797)
Bellerive Abbey (Abbaye de Bellerive) (dissolved), at Collonge-Bellerive
Collonge-Bellerive
Collonge-Bellerive is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.-History:Collonge-Bellerive is first mentioned in 1153 as Collonges. In 1275 it was mentioned as Sancto Mauricio. Until 1799 it was known as Collonge sur Bellerive. It became part of the Canton of Geneva in...

(Geneva): Cistercian nuns (1150-c.1542)
Bellevaux Abbey (Abbaye de Bellevaux) (dissolved), at Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...

(Vaud): Cistercian nuns (founded 1267/68; Cistercian from 1274x1293-1536)
Bellinzona
Bellinzona
Bellinzona is the administrative capital of the canton Ticino in Switzerland. The city is famous for its three castles that have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000....

(Ticino):
- Collegiate church (founded before 1168; extant)
- Augustinian Canons (1444/45-1811/12)
- Santa Maria della Grazie: Franciscan friars (1481x83-1848)
- Jesuits (1646-1675)
- Benedictine priory: monks (1675-1852)
- Ursuline nuns (1730-1848)
Benken Abbey (Kloster Benken) (dissolved), at Benken
Benken, St. Gallen
Benken is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Benken has an area, , of . Of this area, 72.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.6% is forested...

(St. Gallen): monks of unknown order, possibly Benedictine (before 741-mid/late 9th century)
Berlai Priory or Mont-Berlai Priory (Prieuré de Berlai, Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Berlai) (dissolved), at Avenches
Avenches
Avenches is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Broye-Vully.-History:The roots of Avenches go back to the Celts...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks (founded before 1134; deserted by 1216)
Blonay Priory (Prieuré de Blonay) (dissolved), at Blonay
Blonay
Blonay is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Blonay is first mentioned in 861 as Blodennaco. In 1108 it was mentioned as Bloniaco. During the 13th Century it was known as Blonay, Blonai and Blunai.-Geography:Blonay has an area, ,...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks (before 1210-1536)
Bollingen Priory (Kloster Bollingen) (dissolved), at Bollingen (St. Gallen): Cistercian nuns, later Premonstratensian nuns (founded shortly after 1229; dissolved 1267)
Bonmont Abbey
Bonmont Abbey
Bonmont Abbey is the former Cistercian monastery in the municipality of Chéserex in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-History:...

(Abbaye de Bonmont) (dissolved), at Chéserex
Chéserex
Chéserex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Chéserex has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 49.8% is forested...

(Vaud): Cistercian monks (1110x20-1536)
Bremgarten
Bremgarten, Switzerland
Bremgarten is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It serves as seat of the district of Bremgarten. The medieval old town is listed as a heritage site of national significance.-History:...

(Aargau):
- Capuchin friary, Bremgarten (dissolved): Capuchins
  Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
  The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin is an Order of friars in the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans. The worldwide head of the Order, called the Minister General, is currently Father Mauro Jöhri.-Origins :...
  
  (1617-1841)
- St. Clare's Priory, Bremgarten (Frauenkloster St. Klara) (dissolved): Beguines (before 1406); Franciscan Tertiaries (1406-1798)
Broc Priory (Prieuré de Broc) (dissolved), at Broc
Broc
Broc is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-History:Broc is first mentioned in 1115 as Broc and Broch. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Bruck, however, that name is no longer used.-Geography:Broc has an area, , of...

(Fribourg): Benedictine monks (before 1228-1577)
Bubikon Commandery (Kommende Bubikon) (dissolved), at Bubikon
Bubikon
Bubikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Some names of localities have Celtic origins, others may have Roman origins. Fiefs of the St. Gallen Abbey are first mentioned around 744 in Berlikon , Bubikon is first mentioned in 811 as...

(Zürich): Knights Hospitallers (1184x1198-1789)
Burier Priory (Prieuré de Burier) (dissolved), at Montreux
Montreux
Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks (before 1163-1536)

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Cappel, see Kappel
Cazis Priory, formerly Cazis Abbey, at Cazis
Cazis
Cazis is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.-Geography:...

(Graubünden): nuns, rule tbe (late 7th or early 8th century-1156); Augustinian canonesses (1156-c.1565/70); Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...

nuns (from 1647; extant)
Claro Abbey (Santa Maria Assunta di Claro), at Claro (Ticino): Benedictine nuns (founded 1490; extant)
Collombey Abbey (Abbaye Saint-Joseph d'Arbignon), at Collombey-Muraz
Collombey-Muraz
Collombey-Muraz is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. There is an oil refinery in the town.-History:Collombey is first mentioned in 1263 as de Columberio...

(Valais): Reformed Bernardine nuns (founded here 1647; extant)
Cossonay Priory (Prieuré de Cossonay) (dissolved), at Cossonay
Cossonay
Cossonay is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Morges.-History:Cossonay has both Roman ruins and medieval graves. The first documentation of the settlement dates from 1096 under the name Cochoniacum...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks (first half of the 11th century-1672)

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Disentis Abbey
Disentis Abbey
Disentis Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the Canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland, around which the present town of Disentis grew up.-Foundation to 19th century:...

at Disentis/Mustér
Disentis/Mustér
-Demographics:Disentis/Mustér has a population of . , 8.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.7%....

(Graubünden): Benedictine monks (founded mid-8th century; extant)

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Ebersecken Abbey, later Priory (Kloster Ebersecken; Luther Thal) at Willisau
Willisau
Willisau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the Lucerne canton of Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2006 from the municipalities of Willisau Land and Willisau Stadt .-Foundation:...

(Lucerne): Cistercian nuns (1274/75-1588x1594)

Einsiedeln Abbey
Einsiedeln Abbey
Einsiedeln Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Einsiedeln in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, the title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, from which the name Einsiedeln is also said to have originated...

(Kloster Einsiedeln) at Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
Einsiedeln is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey. Einsiedeln is also the birthplace of Paracelsus, a Renaissance physician and alchemist who is credited with first naming zinc.-Prehistoric...

(Schwyz): Benedictine monks (founded c 900; extant)
Engelberg Abbey
Engelberg Abbey
Engelberg Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It was formerly in the Diocese of Constance, but now in the Diocese of Chur...

(Kloster Engelberg) at Engelberg
Engelberg
Engelberg is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Engelberg has a population of . , 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.It is the leading mountain resort in central Switzerland...

(Obwalden): Benedictine monks (founded 1120; extant)
Engental Priory (Kloster Engental) at Muttenz
Muttenz
Muttenz is a municipality with a population of approximately 17,000 in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It is located in the district of Arlesheim and next to the city of Basle.-History:...

(Basel-Land): Cistercian nuns (before 1450-1534)
Erlach Abbey
Erlach Abbey
Erlach Abbey, also known as St. Johannsen Abbey , was a Benedictine monastery in Gals, Canton of Bern, Switzerland....

, also known as St. Johannsen Abbey (Kloster Erlach or Abtei St. Johannsen; dedicated to Saint John the Baptist) (dissolved), at Gals
Gals
Gals is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Gals has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.0% is forested...

(Berne): Benedictine monks (1093x1103-1528)
Eschenbach Abbey or Priory (Kloster Eschenbach), at Eschenbach
Eschenbach
- People :* Wolfram von Eschenbach , German knight, poet and Minnesinger* Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach , Austrian writer* Christoph Eschenbach , German pianist and conductor...

(Lucerne): Augustinian canonesses (1292/1309-1588); Cistercian nuns (from 1588; extant)

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Fahr Abbey
Fahr Abbey
Fahr Abbey, is a Benedictine nunnery located in Würenlos in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Situated in different cantons, Einsiedeln Abbey and the convent in Fahr are a double monastery, controlled by the abbot of Einsiedeln.- Geographical and administratively special situation :In fact, the...

at Unterengstringen
Unterengstringen
Unterengstringen is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley .- Geography :...

(Zurich) / Würenlos
Würenlos
Würenlos is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It lies north of the river Limmat, next to the canton of Zürich, located in the Limmat Valley .-Geography:...

(Aargau): Benedictine nuns
Feldbach Abbey or Priory (dissolved) at Steckbach (Thurgau): Cistercian nuns
La Fille-Dieu Abbey at Romont
Romont
Romont may refer to:*Romont, Fribourg, Switzerland*Romont, Berne, Switzerland...

(Fribourg): Cistercian nuns; Trappists
Trappists
The Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance , or Trappists, is a Roman Catholic religious order of cloistered contemplative monks who follow the Rule of St. Benedict...
Fischingen Priory, formerly Fischingen Abbey
Fischingen Abbey
Fischingen Abbey , now Fischingen Priory, is a Benedictine monastery situated in Fischingen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on the upper reaches of the Murg, a tributary of the Thur...

, at Fischingen
Fischingen
Fischingen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Fischingen is first mentioned in 1328 as Fischinon. In 1972, Dussnang, Fischingen, Oberwangen and Tannegg merged with Fischingen....

(Thurgau): Benedictine monks
Fontaine-André Abbey at Neuchâtel: Premonstratensians
Fraubrunnen Abbey (dissolved) at Fraubrunnen
Fraubrunnen
Fraubrunnen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Fraubrunnen is first mentioned in 1267 as Frouwenbrunnen. There are Hallstatt era tumuli in the Rüdtligenwald and Binelwald near Fraubrunnen. In the middle of the 13th...

(Berne): Cistercian nuns
Frauenthal Abbey at Cham
Cham, Switzerland
Cham is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Location:Cham has an area, , of . Of this area, 63.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 13.2% is forested...

(Zug): Cistercian nuns
Fraumünster
Fraumünster
The Fraumünster abbey in Zurich was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lands of Zurich, Uri, and the Albis forest, and granted the convent immunity, placing it under his direct authority.- History :In 1045, King Henry III...

(dissolved) in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

: Benedictine nuns
Frienisberg Abbey (dissolved) at Seedorf
Seedorf, Berne
Seedorf is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Seedorf has an area of . Of this area, 59.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.7% is forested...

(Berne): Cistercian monks

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Genolier Priory (dissolved) at Genolier
Genolier
Genolier is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Genolier has an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.3% is forested...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks
Géronde Charterhouse (dissolved) at Sierre
Sierre
Sierre is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French–German language border of the canton of Wallis...

(Valais): Carthusians

Glattburg Abbey aka St. Gallenberg Abbey at Oberbüren
Oberbüren
Oberbüren is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Oberbüren has an area, , of . Of this area, 65.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.3% is forested...

(St. Gallen): Benedictine nuns
Gnadenthal Abbey (dissolved) at Niederwil
Niederwil, Aargau
Niederwil is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The first traces of human settlement near Niederwil are several scattered neolithic stones axes. During the Roman era, there was a small settlement. Near the church is the ruins of a roman...

(Aargau): Cistercian nuns
Gottstatt Abbey (dissolved) at Orpund
Orpund
Orpund is a municipality in the Biel/Bienne administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Orpund has an area, , of . Of this area, or 39.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.4% is forested...

(Berne): Premonstratensians
Community of Grandchamp at Boudry
Boudry
Boudry is the capital of the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.-History:Boudry is first mentioned in 1278 as Baudri.There are numerous prehistoric settlements around Boudry...

(Neuchâtel): Protestants
Grandgourt Abbey at Grandgourt (Jura): Premonstratensians

Great St. Bernard Hospice on the Great St Bernard Pass: Augustinian Canons
Gubel, see Maria Hilf

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Haut-Crêt Abbey (dissolved) at Les Tavernes
Les Tavernes
Les Tavernes is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Les Tavernes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 72.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 22.3% is forested...

(Vaud): Cistercian monks
Hauterive Abbey at Posieux (Fribourg): Cistercian monks
Hermetschwil Abbey at Hermetschwil-Staffeln
Hermetschwil-Staffeln
Hermetschwil-Staffeln is a municipality in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Hermetschwil-Staffeln is first mentioned in 1064 as Hermenswil. In 1390 it was mentioned as Hermeczwil. Under Austrian sovereignty it belonged to Muri. Hermetschwil shared the...

(Aargau): Benedictine nuns
Herzogenbuchsee Priory (dissolved) at Herzogenbuchsee
Herzogenbuchsee
Herzogenbuchsee is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.The population is 6,646 , counting the villages in the Oberaargau. The traditional name was Buchsi.- History :...

(Berne): Benedictine monks
Humilimont Abbey at Vuippens-Marsens (Fribourg): Premonstratensians

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Illens Priory or Abbey at Rossens
Rossens, Fribourg
Rossens is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-External links:*...

(Fribourg): Trappist monks
In der Au, see Au Abbey
Interlaken Abbey (dissolved) at Interlaken
Interlaken
Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland.-History:...

(Berne): Augustinian Canons
Ittingen Charterhouse
Ittingen Charterhouse
Ittingen Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery near Warth, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland. It is now used as an education and seminar centre with two museums and a farm.-History:...

at Warth
Warth-Weiningen
Warth-Weiningen is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Warth-Weiningen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 28.7% is forested...

(Thurgau): Carthusians

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Kalchrain Priory or Abbey (dissolved) at Hüttwilen
Hüttwilen
Hüttwilen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Archeological sites and scattered, individual items indicate that there was a mesolithic settlement in the Seebachtal near Hüttwilen. In 1928 a Roman era estate was discovered in Stutheien which...

(Thurgau): Cistercian nuns
Kappel Abbey
Kappel Abbey
Kappel Abbey is a former Cistercian monks monastery located in Kappel am Albis in the Swiss canton of Zurich.-Foundation of the abbey:Kappel Abbey is first mentioned in 1185 by Bishop Hermann II of Constance. The abbey was founded by the Freiherr of Eschenbach. The name was derived from a chapel...

(sometimes Cappel Abbey) (dissolved) at Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis
Kappel am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.Its name of Kappel is specified by "on the Albis" to distinguish it from two other villages called Kappel in Switzerland.-History:...

(Zurich): Cistercian monks
Kleinlützel Priory (dissolved) at Kleinlützel
Kleinlützel
Kleinlützel is a municipality in the district of Thierstein in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is an exclave of the Canton of Solothurn, enclaved in the Canton of Basel-Country and Alsace.-History:...

(Solothurn): women religious, possibly Cistercian nuns; Augustinian Canons; Augustinian Canonesses
Klingental Priory (dissolved) in Basle: Dominican friars
Klingenzell Priory (dissolved) at Mammern
Mammern
Mammern is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, on Lake Constance.-History:Finds from the Neolithic Age, Bronze Age and the Early Middle Ages show that there was a continuous settlement in the area. The modern village of Mammern is first mentioned in 909 as...

(Thurgau): Benedictine monks
Klingnau Commandery (dissolved) at Klingnau
Klingnau
Klingnau is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Klingnau is first mentioned in 1239 as Chlingenowe. Ulrich of Klingen acquired land from the monastery of St. Blaise in 1239 to found the city. He and the abbot reached an agreement over which of...

(Aargau): Knights Hospitallers
Königsfelden Abbey
Königsfelden Abbey
Königsfelden Abbey is a former Franciscan monastery and former Clarisse convent in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It was founded in 1308 by the Habsburgs and during the Reformation in 1528 it was secularized. The complex was then the residence of the bailiffs...

(dissolved) at Windisch
Windisch
Windisch is a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Windisch is situated at the site of the Roman legion camp Vindonissa. In 1064 the current municipality was mentioned as Vinse, and in 1175 as Vindisse. Until the 19th Century the official name was...

(Aargau): Franciscans and Poor Clares
Kreuzlingen Abbey
Kreuzlingen Abbey
Kreuzlingen Abbey , in Kreuzlingen in Switzerland, on the border with Germany, was founded in about 1125 by Ulrich I of Dillingen, Bishop of Constance, as a house of Augustinian Canons. In 1848 the government of the Canton of Thurgau dissolved the monastery and took over its property...

(dissolved) at Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of over 18,000...

: Augustinian Canons
Küsnacht Priory or Commandery (Johanniterhaus Küsnacht) (dissolved) at Küsnacht
Küsnacht
Küsnacht is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.-History:Küsnacht is first mentioned in 1188 as de Cussenacho....

(Zürich): Knights Hospitallers (1373-1531)

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La Lance Charterhouse (dissolved) at Concise
Concise
Concise is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Concise has an area, , of . Of this area, or 24.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 66.3% is forested...

, (Vaud): Carthusians
Lac de Joux Abbey at L'Abbaye
L'Abbaye
L'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district. It takes its name from Lac de Joux Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery.-History:...

(Vaud): Premonstratensians

Le Lieu
Le Lieu
Le Lieu is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.-History:Le Lieu is first mentioned in 1155 as loco dompni Poncii heremite. In 1408 it was mentioned as le Lieu Poncet...

(Vaud): monastery of unknown rule, possibly a hermitage
Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...

:
- Lucerne Abbey: Benedictine monks
- Franciscan friary, Lucerne
Lully Priory (dissolved) at Bernex
Bernex, Switzerland
Bernex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.-History:Bernex is first mentioned in 1256 as Brenay. In 1793 the municipality of Bernex-Onex-Confignon was created. In 1850, Bernex separated from the other two, to form the municipalities of Bernex and...

(Geneva): Benedictine monks
Lutry Priory (dissolved) at Lutry
Lutry
Lutry is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the Lavaux-Oron.-History:Lutry is first mentioned in 908 as in Lustraco villam. In 1124 it was mentioned as monasterium Sancti Martini cum villa quae dicitur Lustriacus and in 1147 it was Lustriey.-Prehistory:In 1835 and again in...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks
Lützelau Abbey or Priory (dissolved) on Lützelau
Lützelau
Lützelau is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Ufenau, in Lake Zürich in Switzerland between Rapperswil and Freienbach .- Geography :...

island, Freienbach
Freienbach
Freienbach is a municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-Geography:Freienbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested...

(Schwyz): nuns, order unknown

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Magdenau Abbey at Wolfertswil, Degersheim
Degersheim
Degersheim is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Degersheim is first mentioned in 837 as Tegarascai. It was known as Tegerschen until 1803, when Degersheim became the official name. The village of Wolfertswil is mentioned in 838 as...

(St. Gallen): Cistercian nuns
La Maigrauge Abbey
La Maigrauge Abbey
La Maigrauge Abbey or Magerau Abbey is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Fribourg, Switzerland, and founded in 1255. The abbey is situated on the Sarine River and lies on the border between French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland...

/ Magerau Abbey (Fribourg): Cistercian nuns
Maria Hilf, on the Gubel, Menzingen
Menzingen
Menzingen is a municipality in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Geography:Menzingen has an area, , of . Of this area, 62.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.3% is forested...

(Zug): Capuchin Sisters
Maria-Rickenbach
Maria-Rickenbach
Maria-Rickenbach is a Benedictine convent above the village of Niederrickenbach in the center of Switzerland in the canton of Nidwalden that is accessible only by cable car....

at Niederrickenbach
Niederrickenbach
Niederrickenbach is village in the center of Switzerland in the canton of Nidwalden that is most famous for its Benedictine covent Maria-Rickenbach which is accessible only by cable car....

(Nidwalden): Benedictine nuns
Mariastein Abbey
Mariastein Abbey
Mariastein Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.Mariastein, after Einsiedeln, is the second most important place of pilgrimage in Switzerland. Over the Chapel of Grace now stands a late Gothic three-aisled basilica...

, also known as Beinwil-Mariastein Abbey, at Metzerlen-Mariastein
Metzerlen-Mariastein
Metzerlen-Mariastein is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The present name of the municipality dates from 2003, it being previously known as Metzerlen....

(Solothurn): Benedictine monks
Mariazell, see Beerenberg
Mariazell-Wurmsbach Abbey, see Wurmsbach
Melchtal Abbey at Kerns
Kerns
Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.-History:Kerns is first mentioned in 1036 as Chernz though this mention is from a 14th Century copy of the original document. After 1101 it was normally mentioned as Chernes.-Geography:...

(Obwalden): Benedictine nuns
Mistail Abbey (dissolved) at Alvaschein
Alvaschein
Alvaschein is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Coat of arms:...

(Graubünden): Benedictine nuns
Mount Zion Abbey (Stift Berg Sion) at Gommiswald
Gommiswald
Gommiswald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Gommiswald is first mentioned in 1178 as Göycheim though this comes from a 16th Century copy of the original. In 1440 it was mentioned as Göchams gewalt...

(St. Gallen): Premonstratensian nuns
Moutier-Grandval Abbey (dissolved) in Moutier
Moutier
Moutier is a municipality in the Jura bernois administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located in the French-speaking Bernese Jura .-History:...

(Berne): Benedictine monks
Montheron Abbey (dissolved) at Montheron in Froideville near Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...

(Vaud): Cistercian monks
Münchenbuchsee Commandery (dissolved) at Münchenbuchsee
Münchenbuchsee
Münchenbuchsee is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is famous as the birthplace of painter Paul Klee.-History:...

(Berne): Knights Hospitallers
Münchenwiler Priory (dissolved) at Schloss Münchenwiler (Berne): Cluniacs
Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:In 1994 the municipality was created from Landschlacht and Scherzingen. Münsterlingen is first mentioned in 1125 as Munsterlin...

at Landschlacht (Thurgau): Benedictine nuns
Muri Abbey
Muri Abbey
Muri Abbey was a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It flourished for over eight centuries at Muri, in the Canton of Aargau, near Basle in Switzerland...

at Muri
Muri
Muri, Formerly known as Muri , is a municipality in southeastern Swiss Canton Aargau and is the capital of same district. The present municipality of Muri was created in 1816 from the merging of the four municipalities Langdorf, Egg, Hasli and Wey....

(Aargau) (dissolved): Benedictine monks

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Oetenbach Priory (Kloster Oetenbach) (dissolved), Oetenbach (Zürich): Domincan nuns (c.1284-1525)
Olsberg Abbey (Stift Olsberg) (dissolved) at Olsberg
Olsberg
Olsberg can refer to:*Olsberg, Germany, a town in Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany*Olsberg, Switzerland, a municipality in Rheinfelden district in Aargau, Switzerland*Olsberg, Basel-Country, a former municipality in Basel-Country, Switzerland...

(Aargau): Cistercian nuns
Oujon Charterhouse (dissolved) at Arzier
Arzier
Arzier is a municipality in the district of district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:The first mention of Arzier was in 1306 as the village Argie. Throughout the Middle Ages Arzier's name is seen in documents as Arsie, Argier, and Arsier. Le Muids is first mentioned as a barn ...

(Vaud): Carthusians

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Paradise Priory (Kloster Paradies) (dissolved) at Schlatt (Thurgau): Poor Clares
La Part-Dieu Charterhouse (dissolved) at Gruyères
Gruyères
Gruyères is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Greyerz.The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane river, and gives its name to the well-known cheese. In this town, a trackless train is the only...

or La Tour-de-Trême (Fribourg): Carthusians
Perroy Priory (dissolved) at Perroy
Perroy
Perroy is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Perroy is may have been first mentioned in 910 as Prihoiam though that identification is disputed. In 1172 it was mentioned as Perrueis.-Geography:...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks
Peterlingen Priory
Peterlingen Priory
Payerne Priory was a Cluniac monastery at Payerne, in Lausanne, Switzerland. The monastery is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-History:...

(dissolved) at Payerne
Payerne
Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully....

(Vaud): Cluniacs
Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey , also known as St. Pirminsberg from its position on a mountain, was a Benedictine monastery in Pfäfers near Bad Ragaz, in the canton of St...

(dissolved) at Pfäfers
Pfäfers
Pfäfers is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The villages Pfäfers, St. Margrethenberg, Vadura, Valens, Vasön and Vättis belong to the municipality.-History:...

(St. Gallen): Benedictine monks

Posat Priory or Abbey at Posat (Fribourg): Trappist monks

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Rathausen Abbey or Priory (dissolved) at Ebikon
Ebikon
Ebikon is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Ebikon has an area of . Of this area, 38.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.3% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

(Lucerne): Cistercian nuns
Capuchin Friary, Rapperswil
Capuchin Friary, Rapperswil
The Capuchin Friary, Rapperswil, is a Capuchin friary located in Rapperswil in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.-Geography:The monastery is situated to the west of the city of Rapperswil, below the Lindenhof of Rapperswil Castle on the shore of Lake Zürich on a peninsula called the...

, at Rapperswil
Rapperswil
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.-Today:On...

(St. Gall): Capuchin friars
Rheinau Abbey
Rheinau Abbey
Rheinau Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Rheinau in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, founded in about 778 and suppressed in 1862.-History:...

(dissolved) at Rheinau
Rheinau, Switzerland
Rheinau is a municipality in the district of Andelfingen in the Canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is located at a bend of the Rhine River which forms the Swiss-German border in this area. A bridge links Rheinau to Altenburg, in Jestetten municipality, Baden-Wurttemberg state.-Geography:Rheinau...

(Zurich): Benedictines

Romainmôtier Abbey (dissolved) at Romainmôtier-Envy
Romainmôtier-Envy
Romainmôtier-Envy is a municipality in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois.The village lies on the Nozon river and has about 450 inhabitants. The town has a famous Romanesque church...

(Vaud): Premonstratensian canons
Rüeggisberg Priory
Rüeggisberg Priory
Rüeggisberg Priory was a Cluniac priory in the municipality of Rüeggisberg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland.The original foundation of uncertain date, made by Lütold of Rümligen, was turned into the first Cluniac house in the German-speaking world by Cuno of Siegburg and Ulrich of Zell in about 1072,...

(dissolved) at Rüeggisberg
Rüeggisberg
Rüeggisberg is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Rüeggisberg has an area of . Of this area, 64.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.2% is forested...

(Berne): Cluniacs
Rüegsau Abbey (dissolved) at Rüegsau
Rüegsau
Rüegsau is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the Swiss canton of Bern.-History:Rüegsau was first mentioned in 1139. The name comes from ruggere aue, in modern German ruhe Aue, meaning calm floodplain.-Geography:...

(Berne): Benedictine nuns
Rueyres Priory at Chardonne
Chardonne
Chardonne is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Chardonne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.0% is forested...

(Vaud): Premonstratensian nuns
Rüti Abbey
Rüti Abbey
Rüti Abbey was a former Premonstratensian abbey, founded in 1206 and suppressed in 1525, in the municipality of Rüti in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland...

(dissolved) at Rüti
Rüti, Zürich
Rüti is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Jona river flows through the municipality.-History:In 807, Rüti's quarter Fägswil was first mentioned in a document of the Abbey of Saint Gall...

(Zürich): Premonstratensians

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St. Agnes' Abbey at Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....

: Benedictine nuns
St. Alban's Abbey, later St. Alban's Priory, (dissolved) in Basle: Benedictines, later Cluniacs
St. Andrew's Abbey, Sarnen, see Sarnen
St. Benedict's Abbey, Port-Valais, at Le Bouveret
Le Bouveret
Le Bouveret is a town in the commune of Port-Valais in the Swiss canton of Valais. Situated at the southernmost end of Lake Geneva and close to the French border, Le Bouveret is very much tourism-oriented with several amusement attractions, including the Swiss Vapeur Parc and the water amusement...

(Valais): Benedictines
St. Bernard Hospice, see Great St Bernard Hospice
St. Blaise's Priory (dissolved) at Basle: Benedictine monks
St. Blaise's Priory, Stampfenbach (St. Blasianer Propstei Stampfenbach), Stampfenbach in Zurich: Benedictine monks

St. Christopher's Abbey or Priory (dissolved) near Aclens
Aclens
Aclens is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges.-Geography:Aclens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 68.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.6% is forested...

(Vaud): Benedictine monks
St. Gall's Abbey
Abbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...

(dissolved) at St. Gallen
St. Gallen
St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...

: Benedictine monks
St. Gallenberg Abbey, see Glattburg Abbey
St. George's Abbey, Stein am Rhein, (dissolved) at Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medieval centre, retaining the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses...

(Schaffhausen): Benedictine monks

St. Imier's Abbey (dissolved) at St. Imier (Berne): Benedictine monks, later men's collegiate foundation (Herrenstift)
St. Jacob's Abbey im Prättigau at Klosters
Klosters
Klosters-Serneus is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Its well-known ski resort lies from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Transfer time is about 1.5 hours. Klosters is from Davos...

(Graubünden): Premonstratensians
St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal
St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal
St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal was a Benedictine monastery originally established in Alt St. Johann in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, in the mid-12th century....

(dissolved) at Alt St. Johann
Alt St. Johann
Alt St. Johann is a village in the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged on 1 January 2010 into the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St.Johann.-History:Alt St....

, later Nesslau (St. Gallen): Benedictine monks
St. John's Abbey, Geneva, (dissolved) at Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

: Benedictine monks
St. John's Abbey, Müstair, (dissolved) at Müstair
Müstair
Müstair is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Müstair merged with Fuldera, Lü, Switzerland, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form Val Müstair....

(Graubünden): Benedictine nuns
St. Margaretenthal Charterhouse (dissolved) in Basle: Carthusians
St. Martin's Abbey, Fluntern (dissolved) Fluntern
Fluntern
Fluntern is a quarter in the district 7 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The quarter has a population of 7,325 distributed on an area of 2.84 km².-Weather:-References:...

, Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

: Augustinian Canons (1127-1525)
St. Maurice's Abbey at Saint-Maurice (Valais): Augustinian Canons
St. Otmarsberg Abbey, also known as Uznach Abbey, at Uznach
Uznach
Uznach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Uznach is first mentioned in 741 as Uzinaa in a grant from a noble lady at Benken Abbey to the Abbey of Saint Gall...

(St. Gallen): Missionary Benedictines
St. Peterzell Priory (dissolved) at St. Peterzell
St. Peterzell
St. Peterzell is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Brunnadern and Mogelsberg to form the municipality of Neckertal.-External links:*...

(St. Gallen): Benedictine monks
Saint-Pierre-de-Clages Priory at Saint-Pierre-de-Clages
Saint-Pierre-de-Clages
Saint-Pierre-de-Clages is a village in Switzerland. It is located in the French speaking part of The Valais in the municipality of Chamoson.The village of Saint-Pierre-de-Clages was joined with the municipality of Chamoson in 1376...

, Chamoson
Chamoson
Chamoson is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Chamoson is first mentioned in 1050 as Camusia. In 1233 it was mentioned as Scamosun.-Geography:...

(Valais): Benedictine monks (12th century to 1580); Trappist monks (1793-96)
Saint-Pierre du Mont-Joux Hospice (dissolved) at Bourg-St-Pierre (Valais): unknown
St. Sulpice's Priory at Saint-Sulpice
Saint-Sulpice, Vaud
Saint-Sulpice is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest lausannois. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.-Geography:...

(Vaud): Benedictine or Cluniac monks

St. Urban's Abbey (dissolved) at Sankt Urban or Pfaffnau
Pfaffnau
Pfaffnau is a municipality in the district of Willisau in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-History:Pfaffnau is first mentioned in 924 as Fafanhaa/Fafana. In 1173 it was mentioned as Phafena.-Geography:...

(Lucerne): Cistercian monks
St. Ursanne's Abbey (dissolved) at Saint-Ursanne
Saint-Ursanne
Saint Ursanne is a city and a former municipality of the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura, Switzerland which has preserved its medieval character. The city contains many historical curiosities, including collegiate churches, a cloister, ruins of a castle, and a hermitage...

(Jura): Rule of St. Columbanus, later Benedictine monks, later a college of secular canons
St. Wiborada's Priory (dissolved) at St. Georgen in St. Gallen
St. Gallen
St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...

: Benedictine nuns

Sarnen Abbey, St. Andrew's Abbey, Sarnen, or Engelberg-Sarnen, formerly the nunnery of the double monastery at Engelberg, (extant) at Sarnen
Sarnen
Sarnen is the capital of the canton of Obwalden situated on the shores of Lake Sarnen , Switzerland. It has a population of just under 10,000 and is surrounded by countryside and mountains. Sarnen is located 20 km south of Lucerne.- History :...

(Obwalden): Benedictine nuns

Schänis Abbey
Schänis Abbey
Schänis Abbey was founded in the 9th century. It was situated in the present town of Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It was a house of secular canonesses of the nobility and was dissolved in 1811.- History :...

(dissolved) at Schänis
Schänis
Schänis is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Schänis is first mentioned in 972 as Schennines. Until 1798 it was the capital of the Herrschaft of Gaster and until 1831 it was the capital of the District.-Geography:Schänis has an area,...

(St. Gallen): women's collegiate foundation (Damenstift)
Schönenwerd Priory (dissolved) at Schönenwerd
Schönenwerd
Schönenwerd is a municipality in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-Geography:Schönenwerd has an area, , of . Of this area, or 10.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 43.2% is forested...

(Solothurn): unknown rule; later a men's collegiate foundation (Herrenstift)
Schönthal Abbey, Basle, (dissolved) in Langenbruck
Langenbruck
Langenbruck is a municipality in the district of Waldenburg in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.-Geography:Langenbruck has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.2% is forested...

(Basle): Benedictine nuns

Selnau Priory or Abbey in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

: Cistercian nuns
Sembrancher Abbey at Vollèges
Vollèges
Vollèges is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-Geography:Vollèges has an area, , of . Of this area, 24.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.1% is forested...

(Valais): Trappist monks and nuns
Sion Priory or Abbey near Klingnau
Klingnau
Klingnau is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Klingnau is first mentioned in 1239 as Chlingenowe. Ulrich of Klingen acquired land from the monastery of St. Blaise in 1239 to found the city. He and the abbot reached an agreement over which of...

(Aargau): Benedictine monks
Simplon Hospice on the Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass
Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont . The pass itself and the villages on each side of it, such as Gondo, are in Switzerland...

: Augustinian Canons

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Tänikon Abbey (dissolved) at Aadorf
Aadorf
Aadorf is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Aadorf is first mentioned in 886 as Ahadorf. The oldest record of Tänikon, now part of Ettenhausen, dates to 789 as Tanninchova. Tänikon is also the site of the Tänikon monastery, founded in...

(Aargau): Cistercian nuns
Tedlingen Priory or Abbey at Radelfingen
Radelfingen
Radelfingen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Radelfingen has an area of . Of this area, 58.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled and the remainder is...

(Berne): Cistercian nuns
Thorberg Charterhouse (dissolved) at Schloss Thorberg
Schloss Thorberg
Thorberg Castle is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, now a prison, located in Krauchthal, canton of Bern, Switzerland.-History:...

, Krauchthal
Krauchthal
Krauchthal is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Krauchthal was first mentioned around 1108-22 as Crouchtal and around 1181-82 as Crochtal.-Geography:...

(Berne): Carthusians
Thunstetten Priory or Commandery (Johanniterkommende Thunstetten), Thunstetten
Thunstetten
Thunstetten is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Thunstetten has an area of . Of this area, 57.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.4% is forested...

(Bern): Knights Hospitallers (1192–1528)

Tobel Priory or Commandery (Johanniterkommende Tobel) (dissolved), Tobel-Tägerschen
Tobel-Tägerschen
Tobel-Tägerschen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The municipality was created in 1999 by a merger of Tägerschen and Tobel.-History:Tägerschen is first mentioned in 762 as Tegarascha....

(Thurgau): Knights Hospitallers (1228–1809)
Trub Abbey (dissolved) at Trub
Trub
Trub is one of the largest municipalities of Switzerland in size, but not in population. It is located in the Emmental region of the canton of Bern in the administrative district of Emmental.-Geography:...

(Berne): Benedictines

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Val de la Paix Charterhouse (dissolved) at Chandossel or Villarepos
Villarepos
Villarepos is a municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland....

(Fribourg): Carthusians
La Valsainte Charterhouse
La Valsainte Charterhouse
La Valsainte Charterhouse or La Valsainte situated in Cerniat in the district of Gruyère, Canton of Fribourg, is the only remaining extant Carthusian monastery in Switzerland.-History:...

at Cerniat
Cerniat
Cerniat is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-Geography:Cerniat has an area, , of . Of this area, or 40.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 54.8% is forested...

(Fribourg): Carthusians, later Trappists
Vautravers Priory (dissolved) at Môtiers
Môtiers
Môtiers was a municipality in the district of Val-de-Travers in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Boveresse, Buttes, Couvet, Fleurier, Les Bayards, Môtiers, Noiraigue, Saint-Sulpice and Travers merged to form Val-de-Travers.The old castle,...

(Neuchâtel): Benedictine monks
Vermes Priory (dissolved) at Vermes
Vermes, Switzerland
Vermes is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland....

(Jura): unknown
Villarvolard
Villarvolard
Villarvolard is a former municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2011 it was merged with the municipality of Corbières....

Abbey or Priory (Fribourg): Trappist nuns
La Voix-Dieu Abbey or Priory at Plasselb
Plasselb
Plasselb is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.-External links:*...

(Fribourg): Cistercian nuns

W

Wagenhausen Priory (dissolved) at Wagenhausen
Wagenhausen
Wagenhausen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Wagenhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.1% is forested...

(Thurgau): Benedictine monks
Wangen Abbey or Priory (dissolved) at Wangen an der Aare
Wangen an der Aare
Wangen an der Aare is a municipality in the Oberaargau administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.This small town lies between Olten and Solothurn in rural surroundings on the Aare, a major river of the west-central lowland region of Switzerland, the Mittelland. An ancient wooden...

(Berne): Benedictine monks
Werd Friary, formerly Werd Abbey, at Eschenz
Eschenz
Eschenz is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:The prehistoric shore village on Werd Island and in the Seeäckern area are rich archeological sites that have contributed substantially to our understanding of the history of settlements in the...

(Thurgau): Franciscans, formerly Benedictines
Wettingen Abbey
Wettingen Abbey
Wettingen Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Wettingen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It was founded in 1227 and dissolved during the secularisation of 1841, but re-founded at Mehrerau in Austria in 1854...

at Wettingen
Wettingen
Wettingen is a residential community in the district of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. With a population about 20,000, Wettingen is the largest municipality in the canton.-Geography:...

(Aargau): Cistercian monks
Widlisbach Abbey or Priory at Rüttenen
Rüttenen
Rüttenen is a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Rüttenen is first mentioned in 1474 as Rüti. After 1497 it was known as die rutinen.-Geography:...

(Solothurn): Trappist monks
Wislikofen Priory (dissolved) at Wislikofen
Wislikofen
Wislikofen is a municipality in the district of Zurzach in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-Geography:Wislikofen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.5% is forested...

(Aargau): Benedictine monks
Wonnenstein Friary at Teufen
Teufen AR
Teufen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.-History:Teufen was first mentioned in 1272. By 1300 the place consisted of only five farms. In 1525 the assembly ruled that each parish could decide whether or not to remain Catholic...

(Appenzell-Ausserrhoden): Capuchin friars
Wurmsbach Abbey
Wurmsbach Abbey
Wurmsbach Abbey is a monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Bollingen near Rapperswil-Jona, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is located on the north shore of Lake Zurich...

at Bollingen
Bollingen
Bollingen is a village within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.- Geography :The village is located along the northern shore of the upper Lake Zurich between Jona and Schmerikon...

(St. Gallen): Cistercian nuns

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Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

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- Zürich Abbey or Priory: Benedictine nuns
- Carmelite friary (Barfüsserkloster): Discalced Carmelites
- see also:
  - Fraumünster
  - Küsnacht Commandery
  - Oetenbach Priory
  - St. Blaise's Priory, Stampfenbach
  - St. Martin's Abbey, Fluntern
Zurzach Abbey (dissolved) at Zurzach (Aaargau): men's collegiate foundation (Herrenstift)

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