List of Cistercian monasteries
The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns formed in 1098, originating from Cîteaux Abbey. Their monasteries spread throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, but many were closed during the Protestant Reformation, the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII, the French Revolution, and the revolutions of the 18th century. Some survived and new monasteries have been founded since the 19th century.
There are a certain number of medieval monasteries and other Cistercian buildings that are abandoned or ruined, or converted into hotels such as Monasterio de Piedra or St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church.
Cistercian monasteries are divided into those that follow the Common Observance and the Strict Observance. There are currently nearly 169 Trappist monasteries in the world, the home of approximately 2500 Trappist monks and 1800 Trappist nuns.
Europe
France
| Abbey | Type | Founded | Location | Closed | Re-established | Details |
| Cîteaux Abbey | Trappist | 1098 | Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux, Côte-d'Or | 1791 | 1898 | Latin Cistercium, from which the Order's name derives. |
| Pontigny Abbey | 1114 | 1843 | Second of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux; refounded by the Fathers of St. Edmund | |||
| Clairvaux Abbey | 1115 | Third of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux; founded by St Bernard | ||||
| Morimond Abbey | 1115 | 1791 | Fourth of the four great daughter houses of Cîteaux | |||
| Mazan Abbey | 1120 | |||||
| Abbey of Loc-Dieu | 1123 | 1793 | ||||
| Le Thoronet Abbey | ca. 1150s | Brignoles | 1785 | |||
| Silvacane Abbey | 1144 | La Roque d'Antheron | 1443 | |||
| Abbey of Sénanque | 1148 | Gordes | ||||
| Our Lady of the Snows | Trappist | 1850 | Saint-Laurent-les-Bains, Ardèche | |||
| Lérins Abbey | 1869 | Île Saint-Honorat | Founded on the site of a monastery established by Saint Honoratus ca. 410. | |||
| Bonneval Abbey | Trappist nuns | 1147 | Le Cayrol, Aveyron | 1791 | 1875 | Bonneval means Good Valley. |
Great Britain and Ireland
Belgium
Central and Eastern Europe
Scandinavia
Germany
Austria
Czech Republic
Italy
Spain and Portugal
North America
Canada
United States
| Abbey | Type | Founded | Location | Details | Website | - |
| Abbey of Gethsemani | Trappist | 1848 | Trappist, Kentucky | Home of Thomas Merton | - | |
| New Melleray Abbey | Trappist | 1849 | Peosta, Iowa | Make wooden coffins. | - | |
| Our Lady of Spring Bank Abbey | Common Observance | 1920s | Sparta, Wisconsin | Closed 2011. Supported itself with financial investing, real estate, forestry and rental of farmland. It also operated "Laser Monks", which provided recycled laser toner and ink jet cartridges. | - | |
| Monastery of the Holy Spirit | Trappist | 1944 | Conyers, Georgia | |||
| Mount Saint Mary's Abbey | Nuns | 1949 | Wrentham, Massachusetts | Daughter house of St. Mary's Abbey. | - | |
| Mepkin Abbey | Trappist | 1949 | Moncks Corner, South Carolina | Lumber, egg production, and dairy in the past. Now they produce shiitake and oyster mushrooms. | - | |
| Assumption Abbey | Trappist | 1950 | Ava, Missouri | - | ||
| Holy Cross Abbey | Trappist | 1950 | Berryville, Virginia | - | ||
| St. Joseph Abbey | Trappist | 1950 | Spencer, Massachusetts | Founded as Our Lady of the Valley Abbey in Central Falls, Rhode Island in 1900. Moved 1950 after a fire destroyed most of their buildings. They brew and produce incense. | - | |
| Abbey of the Genesee | Trappist | 1951 | Piffard, New York | - | ||
| Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey | Trappist | 1955 | Lafayette, Oregon | The community moved from the abbey at Pecos, New Mexico to Oregon, where farming gave higher yields. | - | |
| Abbey of New Clairvaux | Trappist | 1955 | Vina, California | - | ||
| St Benedict Monastery | Trappist | 1956 | Snowmass, Colorado | - | ||
| Valley of Our Lady Monastery | Nuns | 1957 | Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin | The first Cistercian nunnery in the United States, founded by nuns from the Swiss Abbey of Frauenthal. | - | |
| Our Lady of Dallas Abbey | Common Observance | 1958 | Irving, Texas | Founded from the Cistercian monastery of Zirc in Hungary. Runs the Cistercian Preparatory School in Irving, TX | - | |
| Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey | Nuns | 1962 | Whitethorn, California | Founded from the Cistercian monastery of Nazareth in Belgium. | - | |
| Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey | Nuns | 1964 | Dubuque, Iowa | Daughter-house of Mt. St. Mary Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts. | - | |
| Santa Rita Abbey | Nuns | 1972 | Sonoita, Arizona | - | ||
| Our Lady of the Angels Monastery | Nuns | 1987 | Crozet, Virginia | - |
Australia and New Zealand
South America
Brasil
Asia
Vietnam
| Abbey | Type | Founded | Location | Details | Website |
| Abbatia B.M.V. de SS. Corde Iesu | Common Observance | MY–CA | |||
| Abbatia B.M.V. de Phước Sơn | Common Observance | PHƯỚC SƠN | |||
| Monastère de Châu Sơn | Common Observance | CHÂU SƠN NHO QUAN | |||
| Abbatia Purissimi Cordis B.M.V. de Phước Ly | Common Observance | PHƯỚC LÝ | |||
| Abbatia B.M.V. de Châu Thủy | Common Observance | CHÂU THỦY | |||
| Abbatia B.M.V. de Thiên Phước | Common Observance | THIÊN PHƯỚC | |||
| Monastère de Phước Vĩnh | Common Observance | PHƯỚC VĨNH | |||
| Monastère de An Phước | Common Observance | AN PHƯỚC | |||
| Monastère N.-D. de Vĩnh-Phước | Common Observance | VĨNH PHƯỚC | |||
| Monastère N.-D. de Phước Hải | Common Observance | PHƯỚC HẢI | |||
| Abbatia B.M.V. de Phước Thiên | Common Observance | PHƯỚC THIÊN |