List of monasteries in the Baltic States
The list of monasteries in the Baltic states contains a selection of former and existing religious settlements in Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania .
Estonia
Existing monasteries
- Pühitsa Nunnery (Pühitz), 1892/95, Russian Orthodox
Former monasteries
- Falkenau Monastery (Kärkna), Cistercian, 1234–1558
- Padis Monastery (Padise), Cistercian, 1317–1559
- Brigittenkloster Pirita near Reval, 15./16. century
- St. Catherine's Monastery , Reval (Tallinn), Dominican, 1246–1525
- Leal Monastery (Lihula), Cistercian Sisters, before 1450
- St. Michaelis Monastery, Reval (Tallinn), Cistercian Sisters, 1249–1629
Latvia
Existing monasteries
- Dominican Convent Riga
- Carmelite convent in Ikšķile , since 2018
- Convent of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus, Riga
- Trinity Monastery in Riga, Russian Orthodox nunnery since 1897
Former monasteries
- Aglona Monastery , Dominican, 1699
- Dünamünde Monastery (Daugavgrīva) near Riga, Cistercian, 1208–1305, first monastery in the Baltic States
- Marienhausen Monastery (Viļaka), 1293
- Welonen (Viļāni) Monastery , 18th century
- Lemsal Monastery (Limbaži), Cistercian Sisters, before 1450
- St. Mary's Monastery, Riga, Cistercian Sisters, 1255–16. century
Lithuania
Existing monasteries
- Franciscan monastery on the Hill of Crosses , since 2000
- Franciscan monastery Kretinga , previously a Benedictine monastery since 1602
- Palendriai Monastery, Benedictine, since 2003
- Pažaislis Monastery , sisters of St. Casimir, previously Camaldolese
- Holy Spirit Monastery Vilnius, Russian Orthodox
Former monasteries
- Jonava Monastery , Marinan 1775–1797, then Trinitarian 1791–1827
- Liskiava Dominican Monastery
- Tytuvėnai St. Bernard Monastery , 17th century
- Trinity Monastery Vilnius, Basilians
- St. Bernard Monastery in Vilnius
- Vilnius (?) Franciscan Monastery, 14th century
Web links
- Monastery in Latvia Vietas