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List of Christian monasteries in Norway

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This is a list of Christian religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Norway, for both men and women. All those before the Reformation were of course Roman Catholic; the modern ones are a mixture of Roman Catholic and Protestant communities.

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Norwegian monasteries pre-Reformation

All Norway's medieval religious houses that were still extant were dissolved during the Reformation.

Norwegian monasteries post-Reformation

All of the following are less than thirty years old.

  • Engen Community, Kolbu in Toten: Protestant deaconesses, of the French Communauté des Diaconesses de Reuilly [1]
  • Fjordenes Dronning Abbey, Storfjord near Stamsund and Lofoten: Cistercian monks
  • Heimdal Abbey: Bridgettines
  • Hovin in Telemark: Trappist monks
  • Høysteinane Priory, Larvik: Poor Clares
  • Lunden Convent, Linderud, Oslo: Dominican sisters
  • St. Dominic's Convent, Oslo: Dominican sisters
  • St. Hallvard's Church and Monastery, Enerhaugen, Oslo: Franciscan friars
  • Tautra Abbey (Tautra Mariakloster), Tautra: Trappist nuns
  • Totus Tuus Convent, Tromsø: Carmelite sisters
  • References

    List of Christian monasteries in Norway Wikipedia


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