Principal Monasteries of Iberia

• Monastery of Saint John the Baptist – Spain. The principal Orthodox monastery of Spain.
• Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God – Andalusia, Spain. Important Orthodox women’s monastery.
• Monastery of Saint George – northern Spain. Orthodox monastery associated with the Romanian tradition.
• Monastery of Saint Nicholas – Madrid region. Orthodox monastery of central Spain.
• Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God – Portugal. Principal Orthodox monastery in Portugal.

Spain: Andalusia and Southern Spain

• Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God – Andalusia. The principal Orthodox women’s monastery in southern Spain.
• Monastery of Saint John the Baptist – southern Spain. Principal Orthodox monastery of Spain.
• Monastery of Saint Catherine – Andalusia. Orthodox women’s monastic community.
• Monastery of Saint Raphael – southern Spain. Orthodox monastery associated with the Spanish Orthodox mission.
• Monastery of the Holy Archangels – Andalusia. Modern Orthodox monastic foundation.

Spain: Northern and Central Spain

• Monastery of Saint George – northern Spain. Orthodox monastery associated with Romanian and Slavic communities.
• Monastery of Saint Nicholas – Madrid region. Principal Orthodox monastery of central Spain.
• Monastery of Saint Sergius – Catalonia. Orthodox monastery associated with the Russian tradition.
• Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene – northern Spain. Orthodox women’s monastery.
• Monastery of Saint Isidore – Spain. Orthodox monastic community drawing inspiration from the ancient Christian heritage of Iberia.

Portugal

• Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God – Lisbon region. Principal Orthodox monastery of Portugal.
• Convent of Saint Elisabeth – Portugal. Principal Orthodox women’s monastery in Portugal.
• Monastery of Saint Anthony – northern Portugal. Small Orthodox monastic foundation.
• Monastery of Saint John the Theologian – Portugal. Orthodox monastery associated with the Portuguese Orthodox mission.

Female Monasteries and Convents of Special Importance

• Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God – Andalusia. The foremost Orthodox women’s monastery in Spain.
• Convent of Saint Elisabeth – Portugal. Principal women’s monastery of Portugal.
• Convent of Saint Mary Magdalene – northern Spain. Orthodox women’s monastery.
• Monastery of Saint Catherine – Andalusia. Orthodox women’s monastic community.
• Convent of the Protection of the Mother of God – Spain. Important Orthodox women’s monastery.

Observations

• Spain possesses the largest Orthodox monastic presence in the Iberian Peninsula.
• Most monasteries in Spain and Portugal are modern foundations established after the twentieth century.
• Orthodox monasteries in Iberia often attempt to reconnect with the memory of the ancient Christian saints and monastic heritage of pre-schism Spain and Portugal.
• Portugal has only a small Orthodox monastic network centred around Lisbon.
• Among the best-known monasteries are Saint John the Baptist, the Nativity of the Mother of God in Andalusia, Saint George in northern Spain, and the principal monasteries of Portugal.