A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. The 3rd-century monk St. Anthony the Great, known as the founder of Christian monasticism, lived in a cave.
- Albania
- Qafthanë Cave Church, cave church near Urakë
- St. Mary's Church, cave church in Maligrad, an island in the Prespa lake
- Armenia
- Geghard cave monastery/fortress
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zavala monastery
- Bulgaria
- Aladzha Monastery
- Albotin Monastery
- Basarbovo Monastery
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Cave monasteries of Krepcha
- Monasteries of Provadia
- Cave monasteries on the Plateau of Shumen
- Cave monasteries of Tervel
- Egypt
- St. Simon the Tanner Monastery
- Ethiopia
- Monolithic church
- France
- Abbey of Saint-Roman, Beaucaire, Gard
- Georgia
- David Gareja monastery complex
- Vanis Kvabebi cave monastery/fortress, Javakheti Plateau
- Vardzia cave city and monastery
- Greece
- various cave hermitages at Meteora
- various cave hermitages at Mount Athos
- caves at Karoulia
- Hungary
- Gellért Hill Cave chapels and monastery, Budapest
- Iraq
- Rabban Hormizd Monastery, Alqosh
- Mar Qayuma Monastery, Dooreh
- Israel
- Qumran Caves, once inhabited by the Essenes
- Montenegro
- Ostrog Monastery
- North Macedonia
- KaliÃ
¡ta Monastery, Struga
- Romania
- Basarabi Cave Complex
- Corbii de PiatrÃÂ
- NÃÂmÃÂieÃÂti
- Russia
- Monastery of the Caves, Nizhny Novgorod
- Pskov Cave Monastery, Pskov Oblast
- Divnogorye and Saviour Convent, Voronezh Oblast
- Serbia
- BlagoveÃ
¡tenje
- Crna Reka
- Gornjak
- KaÃÂenica
- Churches of Kovilje Monastery
- Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, also known as the Cave Church, 14th-century church in Lukovo
- Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, in Rsovci, where was painted a unique fresco of bald Jesus
- Hermitage of St. Peter KoriÃ
¡ki
- Savina
- Thailand
- Wat Tham Khan, Sakon Nakhon province
- Tiger Cave Temple (Wat Tam Sua), Krabi
- Turkey
- Cappadocia cave monasteries
- Cave monastery of ðnceÃÂiz
- Church of Saint Peter
- Ukraine
- Bakhchysarai Cave Monastery in Crimea
- in Crimea
- in Crimea
- Inkerman Cave Monastery in Crimea
- Assumption Cave Monastery in Zymne, Volyn Oblast
- Bakota Cave Monastery in Bakota, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- in Crimea
- Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Near and Far Caves) in Kyiv
- in Kyiv
- in Crimea
- Sviatohirsk Lavra in Sviatohirsk, Donetsk Oblast
- Yeletskyi Monastery (Saint Anthony's Caves) in Chernihiv
In Bulgaria
Northeast Bulgaria
- Rock monasteries near Ruse
- Basarbovo Monastery
- Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- Great Nisovo Rock Monastery (ÃÂþûÃÂü ÃÂøÃÂþòÃÂúø ÃÂúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøÃÂ), near Nisovo village
- Tabachka Cave Church, near Tabachka village
- Rock monasteries near Cherven village
- Malkiya Rai Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂðûúøààðùâÂÂ)
- Koshuta Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂþÃÂÃÂÃÂðâÂÂ)
- Golemiya Rai Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂþûõüøàÃÂðùâÂÂ)
- Moskov Dol Rock Church (áúðûýð ÃÂÃÂÃÂúòð âÂÂÃÂþÃÂúþò ÃÂþÃȉÂÂ)
- Krepcha Rock Monastery (ÃÂÃÂõÿÃÂõýÃÂúø ÃÂúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøÃÂ), near Krepcha village
- Rock monasteries near Tervel
- Rock monasteries near Balik and Onogur villages
- Asar Evleri Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂÃÂðàõòûõÃÂøâÂÂ)
- Gyaur Evleri Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàõòûõÃÂøâÂÂ)
- Sandakli Maara Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂáðýôÃÂúûø üððÃÂðâÂÂ)
- Tarapanata Rock Monastery (áúðûýð þñøÃÂõû âÂÂâðÃÂðÿðýðÃÂðâÂÂ)
- Valchanova Staya Rock Hermitage (áúðûõý ÃÂúøàâÂÂÃÂÃÂûÃÂðýþòð ÃÂÃÂðÃÂâÂÂ), near Brestnitsa village
- Varbino Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂÃÂÃÂñøýþâÂÂ), near Varbino village
- Haidushki Kashti Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃ¥ðùôÃÂÃÂúø úÃÂÃÂøâÂÂ), near Kolobar village
Provadiya river valley
Rock monasteries situated in and around the Provadiya river valley:
- Rock monasteries on the Shumen Plateau
- Osmar monasteries, near Osmar village
- Trinity (Troitsa) monasteries, near Troitsa village
- Hankrumovski Monastery, near Han Krum (Hankrum) village
- Divdyadovski Monastery, near Divdiyadovo village
- a 14th-century rock-hewn church on the northwestern edge of Shumen city
- Rock monasteries near Nevsha
- Gyurebahcha Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂÃÂÃÂõñðÃÂ
ÃÂðâÂÂ)
- Petricha Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂõÃÂÃÂøÃÂðâÂÂ), near Razdelna, Varna Province
- Kisheshlika Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂøÃÂõÃÂûøúðâÂÂ), near Avren, Varna Province
- Rock monasteries around Provadia
- Shashkanite Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂèðÃÂúÃÂýøÃÂõâÂÂ)
- Chukara Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂçÃÂúðÃÂðâÂÂ)
- Holy Archangel Gabriel Rock Chapel (áúðûõý ÿðÃÂðúûøàâÂÂáò. ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ðýóõû ÃÂðòÃÂðøÃȉÂÂ)
- Sara Kaya Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂáðÃÂàúðÃÂâÂÂ)
- Kara Cave Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂðÃÂð ÿõÃÂõÃÂðâÂÂ), just north of Manastir village
- Rock monasteries near Petrov Dol village
- St. George Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂáòõÃÂø ÃÂõþÃÂóøâÂÂ)
- Golyamata / Big Rock Monastery (Seven Chambers / Hodaviah) (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂþûÃÂüðÃÂð úðýðÃÂðâÂÂ)
- Gradishte Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂÃÂðôøÃÂõâÂÂ)
- Tapanite Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂâÃÂÿðýøÃÂõâÂÂ), near Blaskovo village
- Rojak rock monasteries: Dzheneviz Kanara Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂöõýõòø÷ úðýðÃÂðâÂÂ) or Golyamata Kanara Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂÃÂþûÃÂüðÃÂð úðýðÃÂðâÂÂ), near Rojak village
- Aladzha Monastery near Varna
Others
- St. Stefan Rock Monastery (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂáò. áÃÂõÃÂðýâÂÂ), Nikopol
- Rock hermitages near the Krushuna Falls south of Krushuna village
- St. Nicholas Rock Monastery (Gligora) (áúðûõý üðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂáòõÃÂø ÃÂøúþûðâ (ÃÂûøóþÃÂð)), near Karlukovo village
- St. Ivan Pusti Monastery (ÃÂðýðÃÂÃÂøàâÂÂáòõÃÂø ÃÂòðý ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂøâÂÂ), near Bistrets, Vratsa Province
- Albotin Monastery, northwestern Bulgaria
See also
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