List of Christian monasteries in Saxony

This is an incomplete list of Christian religious houses in Saxony in Germany, extant and non-extant, and including houses of both men and women. Most religious houses in Saxony were suppressed during the Reformation in the 16th century, but some survived. A small number also survived the Communist period of the DDR, including the Cistercian nunnery of St. Marienthal Abbey in Ostritz founded in 1243. Since the reunification of Germany in 1990, a number of new religious communities have been established.

A

 * Adorf: Teutonic Knights
 * Altzella Abbey (Kloster Altzella), Nossen: Cistercian monks (1170–1540)
 * Annaberg Friary (Franziskanerkloster Annaberg), Annaberg-Buchholz: Franciscan friars (1502–39)

B

 * Bautzen:
 * Franciscan friary, Grosse Brüdergasse
 * St. Peter's collegiate foundation, Bautzen (Stift St. Petri)
 * Buch Abbey (Kloster Buch), Klosterbuch in Leisnig: Cistercian monks (shortly before 1192–1525)

C

 * Chemnitz:
 * Schlossberg: Benedictines
 * Franciscan friary, Chemnitz

D

 * Döbeln Abbey (Kloster Döbeln), Döbeln: Benedictines
 * Dommitzsch Commandery, Dommitzsch: Teutonic Knights
 * Dörschnitz Abbey (Kloster Dörschnitz or Kloster Marienpforte), Dörschnitz: Benedictines
 * Dresden:
 * Sophienkirche, previously the Franziskanerkloster, Dresden
 * Augustinian priory, Dresden
 * Franciscan friary, Dresden

E

 * Antonine Hospital, Eicha

F

 * Frankenhausen Abbey, Frankenhausen in Crimmitschau: Cistercian nuns
 * Freiberg:
 * Dominican priory, Freiberg
 * Franciscan friary, Freiberg
 * Magdalenes' priory, Freiberg
 * St. Mary's collegiate foundation, Freiberg (St. Marienstift)

G

 * St. Mary's Abbey, Geringswalde (Kloster St Marien, Geringswalde), Geringswalde: Benedictines
 * Franciscan friary, Goerlitz (Klosterplatz)
 * Grimma:
 * Grimma Priory: Augustinian canons
 * Grimma Abbey: Cistercians
 * see also Nimbschen
 * Grossenhain:
 * Magdalenes' priory, Grossenhain
 * Servite priory, Grossenhain
 * collegiate foundation, Frohngässchen
 * Grünhain Abbey (Kloster Grünhain): Cistercian monks (1230–1536)
 * Güldenstern, see Marienstern

K

 * St. Anne's Priory, Kamenz: Franciscans
 * Kitzen Abbey, Kitzen: Cistercians
 * Königstein: Celestines

L

 * Leipzig:
 * Franciscan friary of the Holy Spirit, Leipzig (dates tbe)
 * St. George's Abbey, Leipzig (Kloster St. Georg, Leipzig): Cistercian nuns (before 1230–1541)
 * St. Paul's Priory, Leipzig: Dominicans (dates tbe)
 * St. Thomas' Abbey, Leipzig (Kloster St. Thomas, Leipzig): Augustinian Canons (1212–1541)
 * St. Albert's Priory, Wahren (Dominikanerkloster St. Albert, Wahren) (Wahren, Leipzig): Dominicans (from 1929)
 * St. John's church collegiate foundation, Löbau (Stift Johanniskirche, Löbau), Löbau: collegiate foundation

M

 * Marienpforte, see Dörschnitz and Sitzenroda
 * St. Marienstern Abbey (Kloster St. Marienstern), Panschwitz-Kuckau: Cistercian nuns (from 1248)
 * Marienthal, see also St. Marienthal and Somzig
 * Marienthron, see Nimbschen
 * Martinstal Priory (Kloster Martinstal), later Martinstal Charterhouse (Kartause Martinstal), Crimmitschau, Neukirchen: Augustinian Canons (1228–1478), Carthusian (1478–1526)
 * Meissen:
 * Abbey of the Holy Cross, Meissen (Kloster Heilig Kreuz, Meissen): Benedictine nuns (late 12th century - 1568)
 * Gymnasium Franziskaneum Meissen<!-–?= Sts Peter & Paul Friary––>
 * collegiate foundation, now the Evangelische Trinitätskirche
 * St. Afra's Priory, Meissen: Augustinian canons
 * Meissen Cathedral chapter
 * Mühlberg, see Marienstern
 * Mutzschen - Servites

N

 * Nimbschen Abbey (Kloster Nimbschen, Kloster Marienthron), near Grimma: Cistercian nuns (1243–1536/42)

O

 * Franciscan friary, Oschatz
 * Ostritz, see St. Marienthal
 * Oybin Abbey (Kloster Oybin) on Mount Oybin (Berg Oybin): Celestines (1369 – mid–16th century)

P

 * Pegau Abbey (Kloster Pegau or Kloster St Jakob, Pegau), Pegau: Benedictines
 * St. Henry's Priory, Pirna: Dominicans
 * Plauen:
 * Teutonic Knights
 * Dominican priory, Plauen

R

 * Radeburg:
 * Servite priory, Radeburg
 * Augustinian priory, Radeburg
 * Reichenbach Commandery, Reichenbach: Teutonic Knights
 * Remse Abbey, Remse: Benedictines
 * Riesa Abbey (Kloster Riesa), Riesa: Benedictines

S

 * St. Marienthal Abbey (Kloster St. Marienthal), Ostritz, Oberlausitz: Cistercian nuns (from 1234– )
 * Seusslitz Priory or St. Afra's Priory, Seusslitz (Kloster St. Afra, Seusslitz), Seusslitz in Nünchritz: Poor Clares (1268–1541)
 * Sitzenroda Abbey or Marienpforte Abbey, Sitzenroda (Kloster Sitzenroda, Kloster Marienpforte), Sitzenroda: Benedictines
 * Somzig Abbey or Marienthal Abbey (Kloster Somzig or Kloster Marienthal), Somzig: Benedictines
 * Staucha Abbey (Kloster Staucha), Staucha: Benedictines

T

 * Torgau:
 * Franciscan friary, Torgau
 * Torgau Abbey: Cistercian monks

W

 * Wechselburg Priory, formerly Wechselburg Abbey (Kloster Wechselburg): Benedictine monks (Benedictine monks (1168–1278); Teutonic Knights (1278–1570); refounded 1993 as a priory of Ettal Abbey)
 * Franciscan friary, Weinhübel (Zittauer Strasse)
 * Wurzen Abbey (Stift Wurzen), Wurzen: collegiate foundation

Z

 * Zelle Priory (Klösterlein Zelle), Aue (Sachsen): Augustinian Canons (1173–1524/25)
 * Franciscan friary, Zittau
 * Zwickau:
 * Cistercian abbey, Zwickau
 * Benedictine abbey, Zwickau
 * Franciscan friary, Zwickau