Monastic Map

The directory

Italy

592 living communities, 13 closed or moved since 2020, 7 with a sourced need.

Abruzzo

HouseOrderTownStatus
Augustinian Monastery of S, Amico, L'AquilaAugustinian, nunsL'Aquila
Benedictine Monastery of M. "SS.ma Annunziata Stella Della Evangelizazione, Piane Sant'Atto TeramoBenedictine, nunsPiane Sant'Atto Teramo
Benedictine Monastery of San Basilio, L'AquilaBenedictine, nunsL'Aquila
Benedictine Monastery of SS. Cosma e Damiano, TagliacozzoBenedictine, nunsTagliacozzo
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of B.V.M. del Monte Carmelo, PescaraDiscalced Carmelite, nunsPescara
Monastery of S. Volto, GiulianovaBenedictine, monksGiulianova
Monastery of Santa Maria dei MiracoliBenedictine, monksMiracoli
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, AtriPoor Clare, nunsAtri
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, ChietiPoor Clare, nunsChieti
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, PaganicaPoor Clare, nunsPaganica
Visitation Monastery, CorfinioVisitation, nunsCorfinioClosed in 2021 by decision of the Visitation federation of central and southern Italy, for lack of vocations.

Basilicata

HouseOrderTownStatus
Monastery of S. Maria di Picciano, La Martella-MateraBenedictine, monksLa Martella-Matera
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Antonio, Oppido LucanoPoor Clare, nunsOppido Lucano
Poor Clare Monastery, PotenzaPoor Clare, nunsPotenza

Calabria

HouseOrderTownStatus
Augustinian Monastery of S. Agostino, RossanoAugustinian, nunsRossano
Charterhouse of Serra San BrunoCarthusian, monksSerra San Bruno
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of B.V.M. del Rosario, CrotoneDiscalced Carmelite, nunsCrotone
Minim Monastery of Gesù Maria, Paola (Santuario)Minim nuns, nunsPaola (Santuario)
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Chiara, Rossano C.Poor Clare, nunsRossano C.Closure confirmed in June 2025 by the federation of Urbanist Poor Clares; the three elderly nuns were to move to another monastery.
Poor Clare Monastery of Immacolata, RendePoor Clare, nunsRende
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Maria delle Grazie, SciglianoPoor Clare, nunsScigliano
Visitation Monastery, Reggio CalabriaVisitation, nunsReggio Calabria
Visitation Monastery, TaurianovaVisitation, nunsTaurianova

Campania

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of CavaBenedictine, monksCava
Abbey of Goleto, AvellinoBenedictine, monksAvellino
Abbey of S. Maria di MontevergineBenedictine, monksMontevergine
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine dell'Adorazione Perpetua del Ss. Sacramento, TeanoBenedictine, nunsTeano
Benedictine Monastery of S. Antonio Abate, EboliBenedictine, nunsEboli
Benedictine Monastery of S. Benedetto, Piedimonte MateseBenedictine, nunsPiedimonte Matese
Benedictine Monastery of S. Paolo, Sant'Agata sui due GolfiBenedictine, nunsSant'Agata sui due Golfi
Benedictine Monastery of San Biagio, AversaBenedictine, nunsAversa
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, NapoliCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsNapoli
Carmelite Monastery of S. Croce di Lucca, RoccagloriosaCarmelite, nunsRoccagloriosa
Carmelite Monastery, FiscianoCarmelite, nunsFisciano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe e S. Teresa di Gesù, NapoliDiscalced Carmelite, nunsNapoli
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa e S. Giovanni della Croce, NapoliDiscalced Carmelite, nunsNapoli
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa, Massa LubrenseDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMassa Lubrense
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Ss. Elia ed Eliseo, PietravairanoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsPietravairano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery, VitulazioDiscalced Carmelite, nunsVitulazio
Dominican Monastery of S. Anna, Nocera InferioreDominican, nunsNocera Inferiore
Dominican Monastery of S. Maria delle Grazie, SorrentoDominican, nunsSorrento
Dominican Monastery of S. Rosario, LettereDominican, nunsLettere
Good Shepherd contemplative Monastery of Cuore Immacolato di Maria, PorticiContemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd, nunsPortici
Passionist Monastery of Assumpta, NapoliPassionist, nunsNapoli
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, Castellamare di StabiaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsCastellamare di Stabia
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, NapoliPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsNapoli
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, Piedimonte MatesePerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsPiedimonte Matese
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Francesco, NapoliPoor Clare, nunsNapoli
Poor Clare Monastery of Regina Coeli, AiolaPoor Clare, nunsAiola
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, NapoliPoor Clare, nunsNapoli
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, Nocera InferiorePoor Clare, nunsNocera Inferiore
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Croce, Pignataro MaggiorePoor Clare, nunsPignataro Maggiore
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria della Sanità, S. Lucia di SerinoPoor Clare, nunsS. Lucia di Serino
Redemptoristine Monastery of SS. Redentore, S. Agata dei GotiRedemptoristine, nunsS. Agata dei Goti
Redemptoristine Monastery of SS. Redentore, ScalaRedemptoristine, nunsScala
Visitation Monastery, NapoliVisitation, nunsNapoli

Emilia-Romagna

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of Chiaravalle della Colomba, AlsenoCistercian, monksAlseno
Abbey of S. Maria del Monte, CesenaBenedictine, monksCesenaAppeal open
Abbey of San Giovanni Evangelista, ParmaBenedictine, monksParma
Abbey of San Pietro, ModenaBenedictine, monksModenaNo appeal found
Abbey of Santa Maria della Neve in TorrechiaraBenedictine, monksTorrechiara
Augustinian Monastery of Corpus Domini, CentoAugustinian, nunsCento
Augustinian Monastery of Gesù e Maria, BolognaAugustinian, nunsBologna
Augustinian Monastery of S. Antonio da Padova, PennabilliAugustinian, nunsPennabilli
Augustinian Monastery of S. Giovanni Battista, ForlimpopoliAugustinian, nunsForlimpopoli
Augustinian Monastery of S. Maria Maddalena, ModiglianaAugustinian, nunsModigliana
Benedictine Monastery of Bennedettine S. Raimondo, PiacenzaBenedictine, nunsPiacenza
Benedictine Monastery of S. Chiara, VerucchioBenedictine, nunsVerucchio
Benedictine Monastery of S. Umiltà in Faenza, FaenzaCamaldolese, nunsFaenzaNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of Sant'Antonio Abate, FerraraBenedictine, nunsFerrara
Benedictine Monastery of Spirito Santo, CesenaBenedictine, nunsCesena
Benedictine Monastery of Villa S. Bono, Ponte dell’OlioBenedictine, nunsPonte dell’Olio
Camaldolese Monastery of S. Maglorio, FaenzaBenedictine, nunsFaenzaNo appeal found
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Beata Vergine Addolorata, ParmaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsParma
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of San Francesco, BolognaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsBologna
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of SS. Crocifisso, CarpiCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsCarpi
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, CesenaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsCesena
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, CorreggioCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsCorreggio
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, LagrimoneCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsLagrimone
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, RavennaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsRavenna
Carmelite Monastery, RavennaCarmelite, nunsRavenna
Carmelite Monastery, Sogliano al RubiconeCarmelite, nunsSogliano al Rubicone
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Immacolata Concezione e S. Giuseppe, SassuoloDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSassuolo
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Immacolata Concezione, ParmaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsParma
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Immacolato Cuore di Maria, BolognaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsBologna
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe e S. Teresa di Gesù, PiacenzaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsPiacenza
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Trasverberazione del Cuore di S. Teresa di Gesù, FerraraDiscalced Carmelite, nunsFerrara
Dominican Monastery of Ara Crucis, FaenzaDominican, nunsFaenza
Dominican Monastery of SS. Trinità, Castel BologneseDominican, nunsCastel Bolognese
Monastery of – Fraternità di Nazateh, Veano di VigolzoneFraternità di Nazateh, nunsVeano di Vigolzone
Monastery of Ancelle Adoratrici SS. Sacramento, BolognaAncelle Adoratrici SS. Sacramento, nunsBologna
Monastery of S. Stefano, BolognaBenedictine, monksBologna
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Antonio Montepaolo, DovadolaPoor Clare, nunsDovadola
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Chiara, FaenzaPoor Clare, nunsFaenza
Poor Clare Monastery of Corpus Domini ("della Santa"), BolognaPoor Clare, nunsBolognaIn April 2023 the Poor Clare federation suspended the community's presence after 567 years and moved the last four nuns to other monasteries; the diocese called it a suspension, not a closure, in the hope that another praying community would come. The Idente Missionaries keep the shrine of St Catherine de' Vigri open.
Poor Clare Monastery of Corpus Domini, FerraraPoor Clare, nunsFerrara
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Biagio, ForlìPoor Clare, nunsForlì
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, FananoPoor Clare, nunsFanano
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, S. Agata FeltriaPoor Clare, nunsS. Agata Feltria
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Giuseppe, CarpiPoor Clare, nunsCarpi
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Stefano, ImolaPoor Clare, nunsImola
Poor Clare Monastery of SS. Natività di Maria, RiminiPoor Clare, nunsRimini
Servite Monastery of S. Maria dell’Olmo, Montecchio EmiliaServite nuns (Serve di Maria), nunsMontecchio Emilia
Visitation Monastery, BolognaVisitation, nunsBologna
Visitation Monastery, Modena (Baggiovara)Visitation, nunsModenaClosed after 321 years: the last five nuns left the house at Baggiovara on 5 December 2020 (La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, 5 Dec 2020).

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Monastery of S. Cipriano, TriesteBenedictine, nunsTrieste
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria dell'Annunciazione, FrisancoBenedictine, nunsFrisanco
Carmelite Monastery, MontegnaccoCarmelite, nunsMontegnacco
Monastery of S. Maria delle Grazie, PordenoneBenedictine, monksPordenone
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria degli Angeli, Moggio UdinesePoor Clare, nunsMoggio Udinese
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Maria degli Angeli, AttimisPoor Clare, nunsAttimis
Poor Clare Monastery of Totus Tuus Maria, GoriziaPoor Clare, nunsGorizia
Shrine of the Madonna di BarbanaBenedictine, monksBarbana
Visitation Monastery, S. Vito al TagliamentoVisitation, nunsS. Vito al Tagliamento

Lazio

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of CasamariCistercian, monksCasamari
Abbey of FarfaBenedictine, monksFarfa
Abbey of S. Domenico, SoraCistercian, monksSora
Abbey of S. Maria Nuova, RomaBenedictine, monksRomaNo appeal found
Abbey of San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Roma -- S. PaoloBenedictine, monksRoma
Abbey of Valvisciolo, SermonetaCistercian, monksSermoneta
Annunciade (Turchine) Monastery of SS. Annunziata, RomaAnnunciade nuns (Turchine), nunsRoma
Archicenobio Benedettino "S. Andrea Ap."Benedictine, nunsArpinoNo appeal found
Augustinian Monastery of S. Lucia, RomaAugustinian, nunsRoma
Augustinian Monastery of SS. Quattro Coronati, RomaAugustinian, nunsRoma
Benedictine Abbey of San Giovanni Battista a Monte Mario, RomaBenedictine, nunsRoma
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine dell'adorazione perpetua del SS. Sacramento, Castel MadamaBenedictine, nunsCastel Madama
Benedictine Monastery of Oblate di santa Francesca Romana di Tor de' Specchi, RomaBenedictine, nunsRoma
Benedictine Monastery of Regina Pacis, Cura di VetrallaBenedictine, nunsCura di Vetralla
Benedictine Monastery of S. Caterina, CittaducaleBenedictine, nunsCittaducale
Benedictine Monastery of S. Cecilia, RomaBenedictine, nunsRomaNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of S. Giovanni Battista, Boville ErnicaBenedictine, nunsBoville Ernica
Benedictine Monastery of S. Giovanni Battista, SubiacoBenedictine, nunsSubiaco
Benedictine Monastery of S. Giuseppe, RomaBenedictine, nunsRomaNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of S. Lucia, TarquiniaBenedictine, nunsTarquinia
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria de' Franconi, VeroliBenedictine, nunsVeroli
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria delle Grazie, OrteBenedictine, nunsOrte
Benedictine Monastery of S. Pietro, MontefiasconeBenedictine, nunsMontefiascone
Benedictine Monastery of S. Scolastica, CassinoBenedictine, nunsCassino
Benedictine Monastery of S. Scolastica, Civitella San PaoloBenedictine, nunsCivitella San Paolo
Benedictine Monastery of SS. Annunziata, AlatriBenedictine, nunsAlatri
Benedictine Monastery, ScifelliBenedictine, nunsScifelli
Camaldolese Monastery of S. Antonio Abate, RomaCamaldolese, nunsRoma
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, RomaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsRoma
Carmelite Monastery of SS.ma Concezione, SutriCarmelite, nunsSutri
Carmelite Monastery, Carpineto RomanoCarmelite, nunsCarpineto Romano
Carmelite Monastery, VetrallaCarmelite, nunsVetralla
Cistercian Monastery of Santa Susanna, RomaCistercian, nunsRoma
Cottolengo contemplative Monastery of Sacro Cuore, ManzianaCottolengo contemplative nuns, nunsManziana
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of B.V.M. Regina del Carmelo, RomaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRoma
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Gesù Bambino di Praga, RonciglianoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRoncigliano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe, RomaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRoma
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Maria "Regina Coeli, RomaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRoma
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Tre Madonne, RomaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRoma
Dominican Monastery of SS. Annunziata, RomaDominican, nunsRomaNo appeal found
Dominican Monastery, MarinoDominican, nunsMarino
Dominican Monastery, RietiDominican, nunsRieti
Exarchic Monastery of Santa Maria, GrottaferrataBasilian monks of Grottaferrata (Italo-Greek Catholic, Byzantine rite), monksGrottaferrataNo appeal found
Lateran Canonesses' Monastery of Spirito Santo, RomaCanonesses Regular of the Lateran, nunsRoma
Minim Monastery of S. Francesco da Paola, GrottaferrataMinim nuns, nunsGrottaferrata
Monastery of S. Prassede, Roma -- S. PrassedeBenedictine, monksRoma
Monastery of S. Stefano Protomartire, Roma -- S. StefanoBenedictine, monksRomaNo appeal found
Monastery of S. Vincenzo Martire, Bassano RomanoBenedictine, monksBassano Romano
Monastery of San Gregorio al Celio, Roma -- S. Gregorio al CelioCamaldolese, monksRoma
Monastery of Santa Scolastica e del Sacro Speco di San Benedetto, SubiacoBenedictine, monksSubiaco
Passionist Monastery of Presentazione, TarquiniaPassionist, nunsTarquinia
Passionist Monastery of S. Paolo della Croce, Campagnano di RomaPassionist, nunsCampagnano di Roma
Passionist Monastery of San Lorenzo Martire, VignanelloPassionist, nunsVignanello
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue Figlie del Cuore di Gesù, RomaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsRoma
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, RomaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsRoma
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Ss. Filippo e Giacomo, Ischia di CastroPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsIschia di Castro
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Fabiano, RietiPoor Clare, nunsRieti
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Rosa, ViterboPoor Clare, nunsViterbo
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of Sacro Cuore di Gesù –, RomaPoor Clare, nunsRoma
Poor Clare Monastery of al Carmine, Civita CastellanaPoor Clare, nunsCivita Castellana
Poor Clare Monastery of Immacolata Concezione, Albano LazialePoor Clare, nunsAlbano Laziale
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Bernardino, ViterboPoor Clare, nunsViterbo
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, AcquapendentePoor Clare, nunsAcquapendente
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, AnagniPoor Clare, nunsAnagni
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, FerentinoPoor Clare, nunsFerentino
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, LatinaPoor Clare, nunsLatina
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, RietiPoor Clare, nunsRieti
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, RomaPoor Clare, nunsRoma
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Cosimato, RomaPoor Clare, nunsRoma
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna, RomaPoor Clare, nunsRoma
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria degli Angeli, PalestrinaPoor Clare, nunsPalestrina
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria della Provvidenza, Fara SabinaPoor Clare, nunsFara Sabina
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria delle Grazie, FarnesePoor Clare, nunsFarnese
Primatial Abbey of Sant'AnselmoBenedictine, monksRomaNo appeal found
Redemptoristine Monastery of Ven. Maria Celeste Crostarosa, Magliano SabinaRedemptoristine, nunsMagliano Sabina
Russian Catholic Monastery of the Dormition (Uspenskij), RomeRussian Byzantine-rite Catholic nuns, nunsRoma
S. Bernardo alle Terme, RomaCistercian, monksRoma
Sacro Eremo TuscolanoCamaldolese, hermitsMonte Porzio Catone
Servants of the Lord (SSVM) contemplative Monastery of B. Maria Gabriella dell’Unità, PontiniaServants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (contemplative), nunsPontinia
Servants of the Lord (SSVM) contemplative Monastery of Madonna delle Grazie, VelletriServants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (contemplative), nunsVelletri
Servants of the Lord (SSVM) contemplative Monastery of S. Paolo, TuscaniaServants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará (contemplative), nunsTuscania
Servite Monastery of Colle Fanella, RomaServite nuns (Serve di Maria), nunsRoma
Territorial Abbey of MontecassinoBenedictine, monksMontecassino
Trappist Abbey of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento, FrattocchieTrappist, monksFrattocchie
Trappist Abbey of Tre Fontane, RomaTrappist, monksRoma
Trappist Monastery of Nostra Signora di San Giuseppe, VitorchianoTrappist, nunsVitorchiano
Visitation Monastery, RomaVisitation, nunsRomaNo appeal found
Visitation Monastery, RomaVisitation, nunsRoma (Dragona, Acilia)No appeal found

Liguria

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of S. Maria - FinalpiaBenedictine, monksFinalpia
Annunciade (Turchine) Monastery of SS. Annunziata, Serra RiccòAnnunciade nuns (Turchine), nunsSerra Riccò
Augustinian Monastery of S. Chiara e S. Sebastiano, GenovaAugustinian, nunsGenova
Baptistine Hermit Nuns' Monastery of Romite Battistine, Genova SturlaBaptistine Hermit nuns (Romite Battistine), nunsGenova Sturla
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria del Mare, CastellazzoBenedictine, nunsCastellazzo
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, GenovaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsGenova
Carthusian Charterhouse of SS. Trinità, DegoCarthusian, nunsDego
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Elia Profeta, SanremoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSanremo
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe e S. Teresa di Gesù, GenovaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsGenova
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe, RapalloDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRapallo
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, SavonaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSavona
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Monastery of Francescane dell’Immacolata, AlassioFranciscan Sisters of the Immaculate (contemplative), nunsAlassio
Monastery of S. Prospero, CamogliBenedictine, monksCamogli
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, Genova AlbaroPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsGenova Albaro
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, ImperiaPoor Clare, nunsImperia
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, SarzanaPoor Clare, nunsSarzana
Poor Clare Monastery, LeiviPoor Clare, nunsLeivi
Visitation Monastery, Genova QuintoVisitation, nunsGenova Quinto

Lombardia

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of Chiaravalle, MilanoCistercian, monksMilanoAppeal open
Abbey of Piona, ColicoCistercian, monksColico
Abbey of San Benedetto, SeregnoBenedictine, monksSeregno
Abbey of Santi Nicola e Paolo VI, RodengoBenedictine, monksRodengo
Ambrosian Hermit Nuns' Monastery of S. Ambrogio ad Nemus, S. Maria del MonteAmbrosian Hermit nuns (Romite Ambrosiane), nunsS. Maria del Monte
Ambrosian Hermit Nuns' Monastery of S. Giuseppe, AgraAmbrosian Hermit nuns (Romite Ambrosiane), nunsAgra
Ambrosian Hermit Nuns' Monastery of S. Giuseppe, Bernaga di PeregoAmbrosian Hermit nuns (Romite Ambrosiane), nunsLa Valletta Brianza (Bernaga)Appeal open
Augustinian Monastery of S. Monica, MilanoAugustinian, nunsMilano
Benedictine Monastery of Annunciazione, Laveno MombelloBenedictine, nunsLaveno Mombello
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine del SS. Sacramento, GallarateBenedictine, nunsGallarate
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine del SS. Sacramento, GrandateBenedictine, nunsGrandate
Benedictine Monastery of S. Grata, BergamoBenedictine, nunsBergamo
Benedictine Monastery of San Benedetto in Milano, MilanoBenedictine, nunsMilano
Benedictine Monastery of San Benedetto, BergamoBenedictine, nunsBergamo
Benedictine Monastery of Ss. Pietro e Paolo in Viboldone, ViboldoneBenedictine, nunsViboldone
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, BresciaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsBrescia
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, Capriate San GervasioCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsCapriate San Gervasio
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Regina del Carmelo, San Felice del BenacoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSan Felice del Benaco
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe e S. Teresa di Gesù, LegnanoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsLegnano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe, BresciaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsBrescia
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe, CividinoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsCividino
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe, LodiDiscalced Carmelite, nunsLodi
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Maria al Monte, Concenedo di BarzioDiscalced Carmelite, nunsConcenedo di Barzio
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù Bambino, MilanoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMilano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery, Bolzone di Ripalta CremascaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsBolzone di Ripalta Cremasca
Dominican Monastery of Matris Domini, BergamoDominican, nunsBergamo
Dominican Monastery of S. Giuseppe, CremonaDominican, nunsCremona
Dominican Monastery of S. Rosario, Azzano S. PaoloDominican, nunsAzzano S. Paolo
Franciscan Monastery of Maria Immacolata, MontelloFranciscan enclosed nuns, nunsMontello
Franciscan Monastery of Maria Madre della Chiesa, Paterno DugnanoFranciscan enclosed nuns, nunsPaterno Dugnano
Franciscan Monastery of SS. Annunziata, ZognoFranciscan enclosed nuns, nunsZogno
Good Shepherd contemplative Monastery of Suore del Buon Pastore, BresciaContemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd, nunsBrescia
Monastery of Certosa di PaviaCistercian, monksCertosa di PaviaThe Cistercian monks of the Casamari congregation, resident since 1968, were to leave for Casamari (reported September 2025); from 1 January 2026 the Certosa is run by the Ministry of Culture as a ticketed monument. The Cistercian elenchus still lists the priory (no. 09-01-05).
Monastery of PontidaBenedictine, monksPontida
Monastic Community of DumenzaBenedictine, monksDumenza
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, MonzaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsMonza
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, SeregnoPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsSeregno
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, VigevanoPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsVigevano
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, S. Silvestro CurtatonePoor Clare, nunsS. Silvestro Curtatone
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, LoverePoor Clare, nunsLovere
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, MilanoPoor Clare, nunsMilano
Poor Clare Monastery, BergamoPoor Clare, nunsBergamo
Poor Clare Monastery, BiennoPoor Clare, nunsBienno
Visitation Monastery, ComoVisitation, nunsComo
Visitation Monastery, SalòVisitation, nunsSalò
Visitation Monastery, Solbiate con CagnoVisitation, nunsSolbiate con CagnoNo appeal found
Visitation Monastery, SoresinaVisitation, nunsSoresina

Marche

HouseOrderTownStatus
Augustinian Monastery of S. Caterina, UrbinoAugustinian, nunsUrbino
Benedictine Monastery of S. Caterina in S. Sisto, Potenza PicenaBenedictine, nunsPotenza Picena
Benedictine Monastery of S. Caterina V.M., Monte San MartinoBenedictine, nunsMonte San Martino
Benedictine Monastery of S. Caterina, Santa Vittoria in MatenanoBenedictine, nunsSanta Vittoria in Matenano
Benedictine Monastery of S. Cristina, SenigalliaBenedictine, nunsSenigallia
Benedictine Monastery of S. Lorenzo, AmandolaBenedictine, nunsAmandola
Benedictine Monastery of S. Margherita, GencaBenedictine, nunsGenca
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria del Fonte, Fossato di VicoBenedictine, nunsFossato di Vico
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria Maddalena, UrbaniaBenedictine, nunsUrbania
Benedictine Monastery of S. Onofrio, Ascoli PicenoBenedictine, nunsAscoli Piceno
Benedictine Monastery of S. Pietro, CagliBenedictine, nunsCagli
Benedictine Monastery of S. Sperandia delle Benedettine, CingoliBenedictine, nunsCingoli
Benedictine Monastery of Sacro Cuore, SassoferratoBenedictine, nunsSassoferrato
Benedictine Monastery of San Giacomo, San GinesioBenedictine, nunsSan Ginesio
Benedictine Monastery of San Giuliano, FermoBenedictine, nunsFermo
Benedictine Monastery of San Luca, FabrianoBenedictine, nunsFabriano
Benedictine Monastery of San Marco delle Benedettine, OffidaBenedictine, nunsOffida
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Margherita, FabrianoBenedictine, nunsFabriano
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria delle Rose, Sant'Angelo in PontanoBenedictine, nunsSant'Angelo in Pontano
Benedictine Monastery of SS. Benedetto e Scolastica, FanoBenedictine, nunsFano
Benedictine Monastery, Monte San GiustoBenedictine, nunsMonte San Giusto
Camaldolese Monastery of S. Benedetto in Valledacqua, ValledacquaCamaldolese, nunsValledacqua
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, FermoCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsFermo
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, Mercatello sul MetauroCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsMercatello sul Metauro
Carmelite Monastery, CamerinoCarmelite, nunsCamerino
Carmelite Monastery, JesiCarmelite, nunsJesi
Cistercian Monastery of S. Caterina, San Severino MarcheCistercian, nunsSan Severino Marche
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Monteluro, TavulliaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsTavullia
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Nazareth Annuntiationis, Loreto StazioneDiscalced Carmelite, nunsLoreto Stazione
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, FanoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsFano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, TolentinoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsTolentino
Dominican Monastery of Corpus Domini, MacerataDominican, nunsMacerataNo appeal found
Dominican Monastery of S. Caterina da Siena, RipatransoneDominican, nunsRipatransone
Dominican Monastery of S. Nicolò, CagliDominican, nunsCagli
Eucharistic Adoration Monastery, PietrarubbiaNuns of Eucharistic Adoration, nunsPietrarubbia
Hermitage of Fonte AvellanaCamaldolese, monksFonte Avellana
Hermitage of Monte GioveCamaldolese, monksMonte Giove
Lateran Canonesses' Monastery of S. Caterina, CaldarolaCanonesses Regular of the Lateran, nunsCaldarola
Monaci Eremiti Camaldolesi, FabrianoCamaldolese, monksFabrianoNo appeal found
Monastery of S. Silvestro Abate, FabrianoBenedictine, monksFabriano
Monastery of S. Teresa d'Avila, MatelicaBenedictine, monksMatelica
Passionist Monastery of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata, LoretoPassionist, nunsLoreto
Passionist Monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena, RipatransonePassionist, nunsRipatransone
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Chiara, FilottranoPoor Clare, nunsFilottrano
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Lorenzo, Belforte del ChientiPoor Clare, nunsBelforte del Chienti
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Maria Maddalena, ApiroPoor Clare, nunsApiro
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Nicolò, OsimoPoor Clare, nunsOsimo
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Speranza, S. Benedetto Del TrontoPoor Clare, nunsS. Benedetto Del TrontoNo appeal found
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of SS. Annunziata, JesiPoor Clare, nunsJesi
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, CamerinoPoor Clare, nunsCamerino
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, FermoPoor Clare, nunsFermo
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, San Severino MarchePoor Clare, nunsSan Severino Marche
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, UrbaniaPoor Clare, nunsUrbania
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, UrbinoPoor Clare, nunsUrbino
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Giovanni Battista, ArceviaPoor Clare, nunsArcevia
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Giuseppe, PollenzaPoor Clare, nunsPollenza
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, SassoferratoPoor Clare, nunsSassoferrato
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena o Beata Mattia, MatelicaPoor Clare, nunsMatelica
Poor Clare Monastery, Montalto delle MarchePoor Clare, nunsMontalto delle Marche
Servite Monastery of Monte della Giustizia, S. Angelo in VadoServite nuns (Serve di Maria), nunsS. Angelo in Vado

Molise

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Abbey of Benedettina di San Vincenzo al Volturno, Rocchetta al VolturnoBenedictine, nunsRocchetta al Volturno
Carmelite Monastery, MontaganoCarmelite, nunsMontagano

Piemonte

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of SS. Pietro e Andrea, NovalesaBenedictine, monksNovalesaNo appeal found
Ambrosian Hermit Nuns' Monastery of Romite S. Ambrogio, RevelloAmbrosian Hermit nuns (Romite Ambrosiane), nunsRevello
Augustinian Monastery of Maria Mater Unitatis, MiasinoAugustinian, nunsMiasino
Baptistine Hermit Nuns' Monastery of Romite Battistine, TriveroBaptistine Hermit nuns (Romite Battistine), nunsTrivero
Benedictine Abbey of benedettina "Mater Ecclesiae, Isola San GiulioBenedictine, nunsIsola San Giulio
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine del SS. Sacramento, GhiffaBenedictine, nunsGhiffa
Benedictine Monastery of Ss. Annunziata Benedettine, ChieriBenedictine, nunsChieri
Boschi PrioryTrappist, monksBoschi (Monastero Vasco)No appeal found
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Madonna del Suffragio, TorinoCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsTorino
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Sacro Cuore, MoncalieriCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsMoncalieri
Carmelite Monastery, BiellaCarmelite, nunsBiella
Carmelite Monastery, MontiglioCarmelite, nunsMontiglio
Cottolengo contemplative Monastery of Adoratrici Preziosissimo Sangue, PralormoCottolengo contemplative nuns, nunsPralormo
Cottolengo contemplative Monastery of Cottolenghine Il Carmelo, TorinoCottolengo contemplative nuns, nunsTorino
Cottolengo contemplative Monastery of Cottolenghine S. Giuseppe, TorinoCottolengo contemplative nuns, nunsTorino
Cottolengo contemplative Monastery of Janua Coeli, BiellaCottolengo contemplative nuns, nunsBiella
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of B.V.M. del Monte Carmelo, MoncalieriDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMoncalieri
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Beata Vergine, Mondovì PiazzaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMondovì Piazza
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Cuore di Gesù, TorinoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsTorino
Dominican Monastery of B. Margherita, AlbaDominican, nunsAlba
Dominican Monastery of Maria Di Magdala, Serralunga Di CreaDominican, nunsSerralunga Di Crea
Monastery of Dominus Tecum, Bagnolo PiemonteCistercian, monksBagnolo Piemonte
Monastery of SS. Pietro e Paolo, GermagnoBenedictine, monksGermagno
Monastic Community of BoseMonastic Community of Bose (ecumenical, monks and nuns)Magnano (Bose)
Passionist Monastery of Assunta, Costigliole d'AstiPassionist, nunsCostigliole d'Asti
Passionist Monastery of Madonna di Lourdes, OvadaPassionist, nunsOvada
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, Canale d’AlbaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsCanale d’Alba
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Villa Charitas- Orionine, TortonaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsTortona
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, Roasio Santa MariaPoor Clare, nunsRoasio Santa Maria
Poor Clare Monastery of Santa Chiara, VicofortePoor Clare, nunsVicoforte
Poor Clare Monastery, BovesPoor Clare, nunsBoves
Poor Clare Monastery, BraPoor Clare, nunsBra
Visitation Monastery, MoncalieriVisitation, nunsMoncalieri
Visitation Monastery, PineroloVisitation, nunsPineroloThe Visitation nuns left in April 2026 after 392 years; eight nuns moved to a new monastery at Solbiate con Cagno (Como) on 11 April 2026 (see row visitation-solbiate-con-cagno). The monastery is being donated to the diocese of Pinerolo for church uses; the Casa Chantal wing remains the nuns' property and has been put up for sale.

Puglia

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of NociBenedictine, monksNoci
Benedictine Abbey of - Monastero Santa Scolastica, BariBenedictine, nunsBari
Benedictine Monastery of Maria Immacolata Madre della Chiesa, Castellana GrotteBenedictine, nunsCastellana Grotte
Benedictine Monastery of S. Giovanni Evangelista, LecceBenedictine, nunsLecceNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria delle Vergini, BitontoBenedictine, nunsBitonto
Benedictine Monastery of San Giacomo, Palo del ColleBenedictine, nunsPalo del Colle
Benedictine Monastery of San Giovanni Battista, ManduriaBenedictine, nunsManduria
Benedictine Monastery of San Pietro, OstuniBenedictine, nunsOstuni
Benedictine Monastery of San Ruggero in Barletta, BarlettaBenedictine, nunsBarletta
Camaldolese Monastery of S. Maria delle Vergini, BitontoCamaldolese, nunsBitonto
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Resurrezione, San Giovanni RotondoCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsSan Giovanni Rotondo
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of SS. Trinità, AlessanoCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsAlessano
Carmelite Monastery, OstuniCarmelite, nunsOstuni
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe, BariDiscalced Carmelite, nunsBari
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù Bambino, San Simone SannicolaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSan Simone SannicolaNo appeal found
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, BariDiscalced Carmelite, nunsBari
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, GallipoliDiscalced Carmelite, nunsGallipoli
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, MatinoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMatino
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa, GravinaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsGravina
Dominican Monastery, Gravina in PugliaDominican, nunsGravina in Puglia
Monastery of S. Maria della Consolazione, MartanoCistercian, monksMartano
Monastery of S. Maria di Cotrino, LatianoCistercian, monksLatiano
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Chiara, AltamuraPoor Clare, nunsAltamura
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Luigi, BiscegliePoor Clare, nunsBisceglie
Poor Clare Monastery of Cuore trafitto, ManduriaPoor Clare, nunsManduria
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, CastellanetaPoor Clare, nunsCastellaneta
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, GrottagliePoor Clare, nunsGrottaglie
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, Mola di BariPoor Clare, nunsMola di Bari
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, NardòPoor Clare, nunsNardò
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria della Pace (Norcia community at Biccari)Poor Clare, nunsBiccari
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Nicolò, OtrantoPoor Clare, nunsOtranto
Poor Clare Monastery of Ss. Francesco e Chiara, LeccePoor Clare, nunsLecce
Redemptoristine Monastery of SS. Salvatore, FoggiaRedemptoristine, nunsFoggia

Sardegna

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Monastery of S. Lucia, DorgaliBenedictine, nunsDorgali
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, CagliariCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsCagliari
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, SassariCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsSassari
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Madre del Salvatore, NuoroDiscalced Carmelite, nunsNuoro
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Nazareth Verbi Incarnati, Quartu S. ElenaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsQuartu S. Elena
Eucharistic Adoration Monastery, Contrada S. FrancescoNuns of Eucharistic Adoration, nunsContrada S. Francesco
Monastery of Benedettino San Pietro di SorresBenedictine, monksSorres
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, CagliariPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsCagliari
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, OristanoPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsOristano
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Chiara, OristanoPoor Clare, nunsOristano
Poor Clare Monastery of B.Vergine del Buon Cammino, IglesiasPoor Clare, nunsIglesias

Sicilia

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of San Martino delle ScaleBenedictine, monksSan Martino delle Scale
Benedictine Monastery of Angelo Custode, AlcamoBenedictine, nunsAlcamoNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine dell'Ad. Perp. Del SS. Sacramento, CataniaBenedictine, nunsCatania
Benedictine Monastery of Concezione, SalemiBenedictine, nunsSalemi
Benedictine Monastery of Immacolata, PalermoBenedictine, nunsPalermoNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of Monte Vergine, SortinoBenedictine, nunsSortino
Benedictine Monastery of S. Andrea Ap., PalermoBenedictine, nunsPalermo
Benedictine Monastery of S. Benedetto, ModicaBenedictine, nunsModica
Benedictine Monastery of S. Benedetto, NotoBenedictine, nunsNoto
Benedictine Monastery of S. Caterina V.M., Geraci SiculoBenedictine, nunsGeraci Siculo
Benedictine Monastery of S. Francesco di Paola – Badia Nuova, AlcamoBenedictine, nunsAlcamoNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of S. Michele Arcangelo, Mazara del ValloBenedictine, nunsMazara del Vallo
Benedictine Monastery of San Paolino di Nola, PalermoBenedictine, nunsPalermo
Benedictine Monastery of SS. Sacramento, Ragusa IblaBenedictine, nunsRagusa Ibla
Benedictine Monastery, Palma di MontechiaroBenedictine, nunsPalma di Montechiaro
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, PalermoCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsPalermo
Cistercian Monastery, AgrigentoCistercian, nunsAgrigento
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of B.V.M. di Fatima, S. Agata li BattiatiDiscalced Carmelite, nunsS. Agata li Battiati
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Maria Madre della Chiesa, MonrealeDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMonreale
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Regina della Chiesa di Noto, NotoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsNoto
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Famiglia, Chiaramonte GulfiDiscalced Carmelite, nunsChiaramonte Gulfi
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù Bambino, Canicattini BagniDiscalced Carmelite, nunsCanicattini Bagni
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, RagusaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRagusa
Monastery of Beato Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, NicolosiBenedictine, monksNicolosi
Poor Clare Monastery of Montevergine, MessinaPoor Clare, nunsMessina
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, AlcamoPoor Clare, nunsAlcamo
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, BiancavillaPoor Clare, nunsBiancavilla
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, CaltanissettaPoor Clare, nunsCaltanissetta
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Giuseppe, San GregorioPoor Clare, nunsSan Gregorio
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Maria degli Angeli, CastelbuonoPoor Clare, nunsCastelbuono
Poor Clare Monastery of Sacro Cuore, EricePoor Clare, nunsErice
Poor Clare Monastery, Termini ImeresePoor Clare, nunsTermini Imerese
Redemptoristine Monastery of SS. Redentore, SaponaraRedemptoristine, nunsSaponara
Visitation Monastery, PalermoVisitation, nunsPalermo
Visitation Monastery, RosoliniVisitation, nunsRosolini

Toscana

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of Monte Oliveto MaggioreBenedictine, monksMonte Oliveto MaggioreAppeal open
Abbey of S. Maria di MonteneroBenedictine, monksMontenero
Abbey of S. Maria, VallombrosaBenedictine, monksVallombrosa
Abbey of San Miniato al Monte, FirenzeBenedictine, monksFirenze
Augustinian Monastery of S. Caterina, RadicoldoliAugustinian, nunsRadicoldoli
Augustinian Monastery of S. Cristina, S. Croce Sull'ArnoAugustinian, nunsS. Croce Sull'ArnoNo appeal found
Augustinian Monastery of Santa Croce, Figline ValdarnoAugustinian, nunsFigline Valdarno
Augustinian Monastery of SIENA - Eremo di Lecceto, SienaAugustinian, nunsSiena
Benedictine Abbey of Sancta Maria de Rosano, Rignano sull’ArnoBenedictine, nunsRignano sull’Arno
Benedictine Monastery of Benedettine del SS. Sacramento, LuccaBenedictine, nunsLucca
Benedictine Monastery of Immacolata Concezione, Monte San SavinoBenedictine, nunsMonte San Savino
Benedictine Monastery of Maria Tempio dello Spirito Santo, PienzaBenedictine, nunsPienza
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria a Ripa, Montecatini AltoBenedictine, nunsMontecatini Alto
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria del Fiore a LapoBenedictine, nunsFirenze (Lapo)No appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria Madre della Chiesa e San Benedetto, PontasserchioBenedictine, nunsPontasserchio
Benedictine Monastery of S.Nazario, Benedettine Olivetane, ChiusureBenedictine, nunsChiusure
Benedictine Monastery of San Clemente, PratoBenedictine, nunsPrato
Benedictine Monastery of San Girolamo, San GimignanoBenedictine, nunsSan Gimignano
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli, PistoiaBenedictine, nunsPistoiaOfficially suppressed in September 2025; the last Benedictine nuns had left more than three years earlier. The future of the building and its art is under discernment.
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria Della Marca, CastelfiorentinoBenedictine, nunsCastelfiorentino
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Marta in Firenze, FirenzeBenedictine, nunsFirenzeNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of Spirito Santo, Bagno a RipoliBenedictine, nunsBagno a Ripoli
Benedictine Monastery, FirenzeBenedictine, nunsFirenze
Camaldolese Monastery of – Camaldolesi, PartinaCamaldolese, nunsPartina
Camaldolese Monastery of S. Giovanni Battista, ArezzoCamaldolese, nunsArezzo
Camaldolese Monastery of S. Giovanni Evangelista, PratovecchioCamaldolese, nunsPratovecchio
Camaldolese Monastery of SS. Annunziata, PoppiCamaldolese, nunsPoppi
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Gesù, Maria e Giuseppe, FirenzeCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsFirenze
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, Colle Val d’ElsaCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsColle Val d’Elsa
Carmelite Monastery of S. Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi, FirenzeCarmelite, nunsFirenze
Carmelite Monastery, CerretoCarmelite, nunsCerreto
Charterhouse of FarnetaCarthusian, monksLucca (Farneta)
Cistercian Monastery, CortonaCistercian, nunsCortona
Cistercian Monastery, SienaCistercian, nunsSiena
Discalced Carmelite Hermitage of S. Maria degli Angeli, San Martino alla PalmaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSan Martino alla Palma
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Regina del Carmelo, Monte S. QuiricoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMonte S. Quirico
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, AntignanoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsAntignano
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù, FirenzeDiscalced Carmelite, nunsFirenze
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa Margherita del S. Cuore di Gesù, ArezzoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsArezzo
Discalced Carmelite Monastery, San ColombanoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsSan ColombanoListed under "Monasteri chiusi" (closed monasteries) by the Discalced Carmelite province of Central Italy; still named on the 2024 national list.
Dominican Monastery of S. Maria del Sasso, BibbienaDominican, nunsBibbiena
Dominican Monastery of S. Maria Della Neve E San Domenico, Pratovecchio StiaDominican, nunsPratovecchio Stia
Dominican Monastery of S. Vincenzo Ferreri, PratoDominican, nunsPrato
Dominican Monastery of SS. Annunziata, MarradiDominican, nunsMarradiNo appeal found
Dominican Monastery, MarlianaDominican, nunsMarliana
Eremo del Cantico, San Martino a MonteCamaldolese, hermitsSan Martino a Monte (Soci)No appeal found
Franciscan Monastery of Madre della Tenerezza, Casore del MonteFranciscan enclosed nuns, nunsCasore del Monte
Hermitage of Santa Maria del Soccorso, MinuccianoCamaldolese, hermitsMinuccianoNo appeal found
Monastery of CamaldoliCamaldolese, monksCamaldoliNo appeal found
Monastery of S. Michele, Badia a PassignanoBenedictine, monksBadia a Passignano
Monastery of S. Trinita, FirenzeBenedictine, monksFirenze
Monastery of Ss. Pietro e Paolo, FollonicaBenedictine, monksFollonica
Passionist Monastery of Pieve di Offidano, Casola in Lunigiana (Regnano)Passionist, nunsCasola in Lunigiana (Regnano)
Passionist Monastery of Santuario Santa Gemma, LuccaPassionist, nunsLucca
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Paolo, San MiniatoPoor Clare, nunsSan Miniato
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of San Miniato –S. Paolo, PisaPoor Clare, nunsPisa
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of SS. Salvatore, FucecchioPoor Clare, nunsFucecchio
Poor Clare Monastery of – Clarisse dell’Immacolata, AullaPoor Clare, nunsAulla
Poor Clare Monastery of L'Immacolata, San Casciano Val di PesaPoor Clare, nunsSan Casciano Val di Pesa
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Agnese d’Assisi, FirenzePoor Clare, nunsFirenze
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, CortonaPoor Clare, nunsCortona
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, SansepolcroPoor Clare, nunsSansepolcro
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Chiara, SienaPoor Clare, nunsSiena
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Stefano, PistoiaPoor Clare, nunsPistoia
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Micheletto, LuccaPoor Clare, nunsLucca
Sacred Hermitage of CamaldoliCamaldolese, monksCamaldoliNo appeal found
Trappist Monastery of Nostra Signora di Valserena, GuardistalloTrappist, nunsGuardistallo
Visitation Monastery of S. Pancrazio, Ponte a MorianoVisitation, nunsPonte a Moriano
Visitation Monastery, LuccaVisitation, nunsLucca

Trentino-Alto Adige

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of MarienbergBenedictine, monksMarienberg
Abbey of Muri-GriesBenedictine, monksMuri-Gries
Benedictine Abbey of Vom Heiligen Kreuz, St. PaulBenedictine, nunsSt. Paul
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, Fiera di PrimieroCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsFiera di Primiero
Cistercian Monastery of Mariengarten, St. Pauls – EppanCistercian, nunsSt. Pauls – Eppan
Dominican Convent of Maria Steinach, AlgundDominican, nunsAlgund (Lagundo)No appeal found
Maria Trost Priory, Meran-UntermaisCistercian, monksMeranoNo appeal found
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Elisabetta, BressanonePoor Clare, nunsBressanone
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Damiano, Borgo ValsuganaPoor Clare, nunsBorgo Valsugana
Servite Monastery of Serve di Maria Addolorata, ArcoServite nuns (Serve di Maria), nunsArco

Umbria

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of San Benedetto in Monte, NorciaBenedictine, monksNorciaAppeal open
Abbey of San Pietro, AssisiBenedictine, monksAssisiNo appeal found
Abbey of San Pietro, PerugiaBenedictine, monksPerugiaNo appeal found
Augustinian Monastery of S. Anna, SigilloAugustinian, nunsSigillo
Augustinian Monastery of S. Chiara, MontefalcoAugustinian, nunsMontefalco
Augustinian Monastery of S. Margherita, BevagnaAugustinian, nunsBevagnaClosed in 2025, according to the Augustinian Order's list of contemplative monasteries.
Augustinian Monastery of S. Maria di Betlem, FolignoAugustinian, nunsFoligno
Augustinian Monastery of S. Maria Maddalena, SpelloAugustinian, nunsSpello
Augustinian Monastery of S. Rita da Cascia, CasciaAugustinian, nunsCascia
Benedictine Monastery of L'Abbadessa delle Benedettine, TreviBenedictine, nunsTrevi
Benedictine Monastery of S. Anna, Bastia UmbraBenedictine, nunsBastia Umbra
Benedictine Monastery of S. Antonio Abate, NorciaBenedictine, nunsNorcia
Benedictine Monastery of S. Caterina delle Ben. Celestine, Castel RitaldiBenedictine, nunsCastel Ritaldi
Benedictine Monastery of S. Giuseppe delle Benedettine, AssisiBenedictine, nunsAssisi
Benedictine Monastery of S. Maria del Monte, BevagnaBenedictine, nunsBevagna
Benedictine Monastery of San Magno, AmeliaBenedictine, nunsAmelia
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Caterina D'Alessandria, PerugiaBenedictine, nunsPerugiaNo appeal found
Benedictine Monastery of Ss. Crocifisso e S. Maria, CiternaBenedictine, nunsCiterna
Bethlehem Monastery of Madonna del Deserto, CamporeggianoMonastic Family of Bethlehem (nuns), nunsGubbio (Pisciano, Mocaiana)Lives on gifts
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Buon Gesù, GubbioCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsGubbio
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery, Città di CastelloCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsCittà di Castello
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe e S. Teresa di Gesù, TerniDiscalced Carmelite, nunsTerni
Dominican Monastery of Beata Colomba, PerugiaDominican, nunsPerugia
Dominican Monastery of S. Antonio, GubbioDominican, nunsGubbio
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Monastery of Francescane dell’Immacolata, Città di CastelloFranciscan Sisters of the Immaculate (contemplative), nunsCittà di Castello
Hermitage of San Girolamo, Monte CuccoCamaldolese, hermitsScheggia e Pascelupo
Lateran Canonesses' Monastery of S. Maria della Stella, SpoletoCanonesses Regular of the Lateran, nunsSpoleto
Minim Monastery of Rocca, TodiMinim nuns, nunsTodiClosed in 2026: the Minim nuns of the Rocca were the third women's community to leave Todi in under a decade; the future of the building is undecided.
Monastery of the Assunta Incoronata, Monte CoronaMonastic Family of Bethlehem (monks), monksUmbertideLives on gifts
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Agnese, MontonePoor Clare, nunsMontoneClosing or moving
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Bernardino, OrvietoPoor Clare, nunsOrvieto
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Cecilia, Città di CastelloPoor Clare, nunsCittà di Castello
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Maria di Vallegloria, SpelloPoor Clare, nunsSpello
Poor Clare Monastery of Buon Gesù, OrvietoPoor Clare, nunsOrvieto
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Coletta, AssisiPoor Clare, nunsAssisi
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Croce, AssisiPoor Clare, nunsAssisi
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Francesco, TodiPoor Clare, nunsTodiClosed in 2022 for lack of vocations, according to La Nazione (September 2026).
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Giovanni Battista, Nocera UmbraPoor Clare, nunsNocera Umbra
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Agnese, PerugiaPoor Clare, nunsPerugia
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Chiara in S.Martino, TreviPoor Clare, nunsTrevi
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Chiara, AssisiPoor Clare, nunsAssisi
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Chiara, MontecastrilliPoor Clare, nunsMontecastrilliClosed by decree of the Holy See; announced in October 2023 by the diocese of Orvieto-Todi and the federation.
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Lucia, Città della PievePoor Clare, nunsCittà della Pieve
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Lucia, FolignoPoor Clare, nunsFoligno
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Maria del Paradiso in S.Leonardo, MontefalcoPoor Clare, nunsMontefalco
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Maria di Monteluce in S.Erminio, PerugiaPoor Clare, nunsPerugia
Poor Clare Monastery of S.Quirico, AssisiPoor Clare, nunsAssisi
Poor Clare Monastery of SS.Annunziata, TerniPoor Clare, nunsTerni
Poor Clare Monastery of SS.Trinità in S.Girolamo, GubbioPoor Clare, nunsGubbio

Valle d'Aosta

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Monastery of Regina Pacis, Saint-OyenBenedictine, nunsSaint-OyenNo appeal found
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Madre di Misericordia, Villair di QuartDiscalced Carmelite, nunsVillair di Quart

Vatican City

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Monastery of Mater Ecclesiae, Vatican CityBenedictine, nunsVatican CityNo appeal found

Veneto

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of PragliaBenedictine, monksPraglia
Abbey of S. Maria del Pilastrello, LendinaraBenedictine, monksLendinaraNo appeal found
Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore, VeneziaBenedictine, monksVenezia
Abbey of Santa Giustina - PadovaBenedictine, monksPadovaAppeal open
Augustinian Monastery of S. Giuseppe, MiraAugustinian, nunsMira
Benedictine Monastery of San Daniele, Abano TermeBenedictine, nunsAbano Terme
Camaldolese community at Santo Stefano, VeronaCamaldolese, monksVerona
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of S. Giuseppe, MestreCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsMestreClosed in 2021 when the last two nuns left, after 60 years.
Cistercian Monastery of S. Marco, MontegaldaCistercian, nunsMontegalda
Cistercian Monastery of Ss. Gervasio e Protasio, S. Giacomo di VegliaCistercian, nunsS. Giacomo di Veglia
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Cuore di Gesù, MonseliceDiscalced Carmelite, nunsMonselice
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Giuseppe e S. Bonaventura, CannareggioDiscalced Carmelite, nunsCannareggio
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of S. Teresa di Gesù Bambino, VicenzaDiscalced Carmelite, nunsVicenza
Discalced Carmelite Monastery of Trasfigurazione di Gesù, RovigoDiscalced Carmelite, nunsRovigo
Hermitage of S. Giorgio, BardolinoCamaldolese, monksBardolino
Hermitage of Santa Maria in Colle, MontebellunaCamaldolese, hermitsMontebelluna
Hermitage of the Santissima Annunziata, Monte RuaCamaldolese, hermitsTorreglia
Perpetual Adoration Charterhouse of Vedana, SospiroloPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsSospirolo
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Adoratrici Perpetue SS. Sacramento, Bassano del GrappaPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsBassano del Grappa
Perpetual Adoration Monastery of Figlie del Cuore di Gesù, LidoPerpetual Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament (Adoratrici Perpetue del SS. Sacramento), nunsLido
Poor Clare (Urbanist) Monastery of S. Antonio al Noce, CamposampieroPoor Clare, nunsCamposampiero
Poor Clare Monastery of – Clarisse dell’Immacolata, CreazzoPoor Clare, nunsCreazzo
Poor Clare Monastery of Adoratrici, Porto ViroPoor Clare, nunsPorto Viro
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Bonaventura, PadovaPoor Clare, nunsPadova
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Elisabetta, VeronaPoor Clare, nunsVeronaNo appeal found
Poor Clare Monastery of S. Francesco, MontagnanaPoor Clare, nunsMontagnana
Poor Clare Monastery of Sancta Maria Mater Ecclesiae, NovagliePoor Clare, nunsNovaglieNo appeal found
Poor Clare Monastery of SS. Trinità, GiudeccaPoor Clare, nunsGiudecca
Servite Monastery of Serve di Maria Oblate Sacerdotali, VeronaServite nuns (Serve di Maria), nunsVerona
Shrine of the Monte della Madonna, TeoloBenedictine, monksTeolo
Visitation Monastery, Sarmeola di RubanoVisitation, nunsSarmeola di Rubano
Visitation Monastery, TrevisoVisitation, nunsTreviso