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The Franciscan monastery in Dubrovnik was built in the 14th century, shortly after the religious order settled in the city. Today it is one of the most beautiful historical places of worship with its combination of different styles and also houses a museum dedicated to the history of the order.

The Franciscan monastery on Hvar is a 15th-century ecclesiastical complex overlooking the sea at the western end of the island. It consists of a Renaissance cloister and a beautiful bell tower built in the same by a local family of stonemasons. The garden of the monastery is famous for housing a 300-year-old cypress.

The Franciscan monastery at Kadaň can be traced back to a chapel first mentioned in 1469, to which the first Franciscans added a temporary building in 1473. In 1480, the three-nave church was consecrated. The church was the last resting place of the Lords of Lobkowicz. The growth of the monastery was slowed down by the Thirty Years' War. The restoration took place in the second half of the 17th century. During the Josephine reforms, the monastery narrowly escaped dissolution in 1785, but after a long decline, it was eventually given to the municipality in the 1990s. The monastery now houses the municipal museum of Kadaň.

The Franciscan Monastery is a neo-Romanesque monastic complex that was built from 1903 to 1908. The monastery is located near a replica of the Massabielle cave built in 1905.

The Glozhene Monastery (is an Eastern Orthodox monastery near the village of the same name.

Gomirje Monastery is an Orthodox Monastery founded by Serbian monks. It was probably erected in 1600 around a primitive wooden church. The current church of Roždenije was in 1719 and is dedicated to St John the Baptist.

The monastery of Lady Gania was founded in the 9th century but the current building dates from the 17th century. Since then, the monastery was destroyed twice by the Turks (1652 and 1867) and used as a prison by the Germans during the Second World War.

The Benedictine monastery in Gornji Grad was founded in 1140 and was dissolved in 1473 (after 333 years). Due to the moral decline of the monastery and the reduction in the number of monks due to the Turkish invasions - the Turks devastated Gornji Grad in 1471 - the Pope formally dissolved the monastery in 1473 at the suggestion of Bishop Lamberg. The old church of the monastery was demolished in 1752-1760, making way for the church of Sv. Mohor and Fortunato, which is beautifully preserved to this day.

Graça Convent is one of the oldest convents in Lisbon, founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1271. The convent had the support of King Afonso III of Portugal.

The monastery of Gradac was built from 1277 to 1282, during the reign of Stefan Dragutin. From 1389, under Ottoman rule, the monastery was largely devoid of monks, and then the roof of the church was removed. Between 1963 and 1975, a complete reconstruction of the main church was carried out. The construction of the dwellings began in 1982 and the monastery was resurrected.