Monastic Map

The directory

Switzerland

55 living communities, 2 closed or moved since 2020, 1 with a sourced need.

Aargau

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Abbey of St. Martin, HermetschwilBenedictine, nunsHermetschwil
Fahr PrioryBenedictine, nunsKloster Fahr

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

HouseOrderTownStatus
Capuchin Convent of St. Ottilia, GrimmensteinCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsWalzenhausen

Appenzell Innerrhoden

HouseOrderTownStatus
Capuchin Convent Leiden Christi, JakobsbadCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsJakobsbad
Wonnenstein Convent (Maria Rosengarten), TeufenCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsTeufenThe last Capuchin nun left in late 2025. The convent is an exclave of Appenzell Innerrhoden inside the municipality of Teufen (Appenzell Ausserrhoden). An association (Verein Kloster Maria Rosengarten Wonnenstein) looks after it; its plan to bring in the community Maria Stella Matutina in Advent 2026 was blocked by the Bishop of St. Gallen in February 2026, and no new community is in prospect.

Fribourg

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of Notre-Dame de la Fille-DieuTrappist, nunsRomont
Capuchin Poor Clare Monastery of Montorge, FribourgCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsFribourg
Carmel of Le PâquierDiscalced Carmelite, nunsLe Pâquier-Montbarry
Dominican Monastery of Estavayer-le-LacDominican, nunsEstavayer-le-Lac
Hauterive AbbeyCistercian, monksPosieux
La Valsainte CharterhouseCarthusian, monksCerniat
Maigrauge AbbeyCistercian, nunsFribourg
Our Lady of Fatima Priory, OrsonnensCistercian, monksOrsonnensNo appeal found
Visitation Monastery, FribourgVisitation, nunsFribourg

Graubünden

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Convent of St John, MüstairBenedictine, nunsMüstairAppeal open
Disentis AbbeyBenedictine, monksDisentis/Mustér
Dominican Convent of St. Peter and Paul, CazisDominican, nunsCazis

Jura

HouseOrderTownStatus
Carmel of DevelierDiscalced Carmelite, nunsDevelier

Lucerne

HouseOrderTownStatus
Capuchin Convent of St. Anna, GerlisbergCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsLuzern
Eschenbach AbbeyCistercian, nunsEschenbach

Nidwalden

HouseOrderTownStatus
Capuchin Convent of St. Klara, StansCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsStansThe last eight sisters were to leave at the end of 2023 for the St. Anna Schwestern center in Lucerne, where they planned to live as an independent community; a foundation (Stiftung Kloster St. Klara) took over the convent, its garden and farm, whose income is to support the sisters. Completion of the move was not confirmed in a later source.
Maria-Rickenbach Benedictine ConventBenedictine, nunsNiederrickenbach

Obwalden

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of St. Andreas, SarnenBenedictine, nunsSarnen
Benediktinerkollegium SarnenBenedictine, monksSarnenNo appeal found
Engelberg AbbeyBenedictine, monksEngelberg
Marienburg Convent, Wikon (community now at the Benedictine Centre, Sarnen)Benedictine, nunsSarnen
Melchtal Benedictine Convent (community now at the Benedictine Centre, Sarnen)Benedictine, nunsSarnen

Schwyz

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Convent zu Allen Heiligen in der Au, TrachslauBenedictine, nunsTrachslau
Convent of St. Josef, MuotathalConventual Franciscan nuns (Minoritinnen), nunsMuotathal
Dominican Convent of St. Peter am Bach, SchwyzDominican, nunsSchwyz
Einsiedeln AbbeyBenedictine, monksEinsiedeln

Solothurn

HouseOrderTownStatus
Capuchin Convent Namen Jesu, SolothurnCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsSolothurn
Mariastein AbbeyBenedictine, monksMariastein

St. Gallen

HouseOrderTownStatus
Berg Sion Convent of Premonstratensian CanonessesNorbertine, nunsUetliburg
Capuchin Convent of Maria Hilf, AltstättenCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsAltstättenNo appeal found
Capuchin Convent of Notkersegg, St. GallenCapuchin Poor Clare, nunsSt. Gallen
Dominican Convent Maria Zuflucht, WeesenDominican, nunsWeesen
Dominican Convent of St. Katharina, WilDominican, nunsWil
Glattburg Abbey (St. Gallenberg)Benedictine, nunsOberbüren (Glattburg)No appeal found
Magdenau AbbeyCistercian, nunsWolfertswil
Mariazell-Wurmsbach AbbeyCistercian, nunsRapperswil-Jona
St. Otmarsberg Abbey, UznachBenedictine, monksUznach

Thurgau

HouseOrderTownStatus
Fischingen Benedictine MonasteryBenedictine, monksFischingen

Ticino

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Monastery of Santa Maria Assunta, ClaroBenedictine, nunsClaro
Benedictine Sisters of Santa Hildegardis, OrselinaBenedictine, sistersOrselina
Bridgettine Sisters, LuganoBridgettine, sistersLugano
Carmel of Locarno-MontiDiscalced Carmelite, nunsLocarno
Poor Clare Monastery of SS. Francesco e Chiara, CademarioPoor Clare, nunsCademario

Uri

HouseOrderTownStatus
Benedictine Abbey of St. Lazarus, SeedorfBenedictine, nunsSeedorf

Valais

HouseOrderTownStatus
Abbey of Saint-Benoît de Port-ValaisBenedictine, monksLe BouveretNo appeal found
Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'AgauneCanons Regular of Saint-Maurice, canonsSaint-Maurice
Bernardine Monastery of CollombeyCistercian, nunsCollombey-Muraz
Canons of the Great St BernardCanons Regular of the Great St Bernard, canonsMartigny
Hermitage of LongeborgneBenedictine, monksBramois (Sion)No appeal found
Monastery of Notre-Dame de GérondeTrappist, nunsSierre

Zug

HouseOrderTownStatus
Frauenthal AbbeyCistercian, nunsHagendorn
Heiligkreuz Convent of Olivetan Benedictine Sisters, ChamBenedictine, sistersCham