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The Cistercian monastery of Nuestra Señora de Rueda has its origins in the French abbey of Planselve (Notre- Dame de Gimont, Occitania), which in 1152 established a house in the place of Nuestra Señora de Salz, to the north of Zaragoza.

The monastery of Saharna is one of the oldest monastic establishments in Moldova. The monastic complex is composed of two monasteries: the cave monastery of the Annunciation and the monastery of the Holy Trinity. The latter monastery was founded in 1776, but less is known about the cave monastery, whose date of foundation is uncertain. Between 1818 and 1821, the Church of the Holy Trinity was built and became the main temple of the monastery. In 1857, the cave monastery was restored. In the 1960s, a psychiatric hospital was opened by the Soviets on the premises of the former monastery. The monastery was reopened in 1991.

A monastic community existing in 1141, when Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, granted it the "Carta de Couto" [place with privileges], settled on a hillside facing the Douro. The Canons Regular of Saint Augustine made Ancede an important economic, cultural and spiritual centre. This prosperity allowed the investment in assets, of which the church and the monastic complex are examples. Although the traces of the Romanesque Church may be summarized in the rosette and vestments on the walls of the chevet, the volumetry this suggests that the medieval church would have had considerable dimensions. It was destroyed in the 16th century when the Monastery was transferred to the Dominicans. At that time, an adjacent church would have been built to the parishioners. Both were destroyed in the late seventeenth century, to give way to the current three-nave temple. In the chancel, the Baroque and Neoclassical elements combine with the Romanesque rosette. The walls of the aisles comprise paintings from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the pulpit and the choir and, in the sacristy, the mobile and the set of 18th-century reliquaries. In the churchyard, the Chapel of the Lord of Good Delivery highlights one of the most notable periods of the Monastery: the 18th century. This Baroque Chapel with an octagon-shaped layout provides a fascinating narrative of the life of Christ.

The Monastery of Saint George Epanosifis is the largest male monastery on the island of Crete. It is 2 km away from the village of Metaxochori and 30km south of Heraklion. The monastery church is dedicated to St George.

The Monastery of Saint George (Moni Agiou Georgiou Selinari) is located in the small village of Selinari, on the northwest of Crete. It dates back to the 10th century. The monastery is an active place of worship and receives many pilgrims every year. It is also a popular stop for hikers, as it is located on the road linking Heraklion to Agios Nikolaos, in a beautiful natural setting that connects to numerous hiking trails.

The Monastery of Saint Great Martyr Teodor Tiron is the only female convent in Chisinau. It is popularly known as "Ciuflea Monastery", after the architects who designed its cathedral. It is listed in the Register of Historical and Cultural Monuments in the municipality of Chisinau.

The Holy Monastery of St. John the Theologian is an Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 on the island of Patmos at the location where both Catholics and Orthodox believe that John the Apostle wrote the Gospel and the Revelation. Since 1999, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a 12th-century monastic complex inside the Archaeological Site of Aptera.

Monastery of private foundation already mentioned in 1120, perhaps in the scope of the lineage of the Portocarreiros and after of the Fonsecas, Mancelos is an example of manorial intervention in the creation and maintenance of private churches. Having been integrated into the Order of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine, it is likely that the date, 1166, inscribed on a stone block of the Church, bears witness to the consecration or dedication of the temple. However, the remaining architectural traces refer to the 13th century, as this chronology is most evident in the main portal. This is sheltered by the church porch, which explains why it is still in good condition. The capitals were elegantly carved and the plain tympanum is supported by two figures standing in atlantes poses. The church porch and the tower, among other elements, such as the battlements, provide grandeur to the Church, profoundly changed in the centuries after its construction. This is evidenced by the scars on the ornaments and structural additions. On the south side, where the cloister [inner courtyard of a monastery] would be, an arcosolium still guards a tomb. Inside, only the triumphal arch brings to mind the building's Romanesque style, for most of that space today is the outcome of counter-reformation interventions. In the cemetery next to the Monastery is the burial place of painter Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887-1918), a major figure of Portuguese Modernism.

Of the Romanesque construction of the monastic complex of Cárquere, of which the spatial organization still prevails, nowadays, besides the tower, only the crevice in the funeral chapel of the Resendes remains.Cárquere binds with the feudal power of this family, overlapping history and the legend that credits the foundation of the Monastery to Egas Moniz, the schoolmaster and governor of King Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, after the miraculous healing of the king's legs. Inside, the crevice in the pantheon of the Resendes presents geometric ornamentation and, outside, the motifs of the so-called beak-heads [animal head with a prominent beak]. The capitals feature representations of birds. The images of the Virgin of Cárquere and of the Virgin of Milk also remain from medieval times. The former has raised people's curiosity by its size and, especially, for having been found, according to legend, in the wilderness where, later on, the Monastery would be founded. The Church's structure is a blend of various styles: the ribbed vault and the chancel window are of Gothic nature, and the arrangement of main and north-side portals comprises the "Manueline style" (Portuguese late Gothic). The remaining mural paintings on the nave are from the same "Manueline" period and represent Saint Anthony and Saint Lucia and a set of fluttering angels.