Proposal:Monastery

amenity=monastery
Proposal status: Proposed (under way)
Proposed by: dieterdreist
Tagging: amenity=monastery
Applies to: nodes, areas, relations
Definition: To map a monastery and subtypes of it
Statistics:
Draft started: 2011-06-03
RFC start: 2022-06-26
Vote start: *
Vote end: *

Definition

Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer (e.g. an oratory) as well as the domestic quarters and workplaces (including gardens) of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone (hermits).

Tags for the whole site

Main tags

The main tag to map a monastery is amenity=monastery.

Suggested subtags are

General tags that might be useful to put them additionally:

Subtypes

Monastics, mendicants or canons regular

  • monastery:type=monastery to tag a place operated by a community of monastics
  • monastery:type=convent to tag a place operated by a community of mendicants
  • monastery:type=canonry a place operated by canons regular. not sure if this should be a subtype of monastery, maybe an attribute which can be combined with churches would be better.
  • monastery:type=commandry to tag a place operated by Military order
  • monastery:type=hermitage to tag a hermitage.
  •  ? to tag a palce operated by clerks regulars Clerks Regular

Attributes

Religious rank

  • religious_rank=abbey An abbey is a monastery, canonry or (rarely) convent under the authority of an abbot or an abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.
  • religious_rank=archabbey An archabbey is similar to an abbey but under the authority of an archabbot or an archabbess.

Holy or sacred places

  • shrine=yes for places containing a shrine.
  • sanctuary=yes for sanctuaries

Monks or nuns

If you want to be explicit about the gender of the community you can use these subtags:

  • community:gender=male for a community of males
  • community:gender=female for a community of females

How to structure your mapping / Where to apply the tags

There are several possible ways to map a monastery. Below is a description where the main tags might be applied to.

Node

Obviously a very poor representation yet already usefull would be to add a simple node for the whole complex and associate the above mentioned tags to it.

Closed way/multipolygon

An area surrounding the main place is a better choice then a node. This area can be either a closed way or a collection of outer ways that form a multipolygon relation (with or without holes). This way of mapping is already widespread for other features so that it could be evaluated easily by most current applications.

Site relation

Alternatively you could also apply the tags to a site relation. In this case it is suggested you use site=monastery.

Mapping individual parts

A monastery often consists of standard parts. Here is a suggestion how to map some of these individual parts:

Some building typology

Outside areas

Gardens

Agriculture and forestry

Other parts

Enclosure

If the site is enclosed you are encouraged to map this, e.g. with barrier=wall or barrier=fence and to map the openings as well (barrier=gate).

Operating communities

This is a list of currently documented catholic communities that operate monasteries. It is a subpage of User:FrViPofm. Some other non catholic communities are also listed on the draft User:FrViPofm/Community. Feel free to add more of them if they are missing. These values should go under the community=* key.

In OSM [1] Other form[2] Common name[3] Official name Other tags See also Note
AA


  • a.a.
  • (en) Assumptionists
  • (fr) Assomptionnistes

Augustiniani ab Assumptione

  • (en) Augustinians of the Assumption
  • (fr) Augustins de l'Assomption
ASC


  • a.s.c.

Sorores Adoratrices Pretiossimi Sanguinis

  • (de) Anbeterinnen des Blutes Christi
  • (en) Adorers of the Blood of Christ
  • (hr) Klanjateljice Krvi Kristove
  • (it) Suore adoratrici del Sangue di Cristo
  • (pl) Adoratorki Krwi Chrystusa
BSCM


 

  • a.a.
  • (en) Adorers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Montmartre
  • (fr) Bénédictines du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
  • (it) Adoratrici del Sacro Cuore di Gesù di Montmartre

Congregatio Adoratricum Sanctissimi Cordis Iesu de Monte Martyrum

CBMV


  • (de) Augustiner-Chorfrauen B.M.V.
  • (fr) Congrégation Notre-Dame

Congregatio Beatae Mariae Virginis

  • (fr) Chanoinesses de Saint-Augustin de la Congrégation Notre-Dame
  • (it) Canonichesse di Sant'Agostino della Congregazione di Nostra Signora
CM


  • c.m.
  • (en) Vincentians, Lazarites, Lazarists, Lazarians
  • (fr) Lazaristes

Congregatio Missionis

  • (en) Congregation of the Mission
  • (fr) Congrégation de la Mission
CMF


  • c.m.f.
  • (en) Claretians
  • (es) Claretianos
  • (fr) Claretains
  • (it) Clarettiani

Congregatio Missionariorum Filiorum Immacolati Cordis B.M.V

  • (fr) Fils du Cœur Immaculé de Marie
CO


 

  • c.o.
  • (en) Oratorians
  • (fr) Oratoriens

Confoederatio Oratorii Sancti Philippi Nerii

  • (fr) Congrégation de l'Oratoire
CRM


  • c.m.c.
  • c.m.r.
  • (vi) Dòng Đồng Công
  • (en) Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer
  • (vi) Dòng Mẹ Chúa Cứu Chuộc
CRSA


 

  • c.r.s.a.
  • CanReg

Canonici Regulares Sancti Augustini

  • (de) Augustiner-Chorherren
  • (es) Orden de Canónigos Regulares de San Agustín
  • (fr) Chanoines réguliers de saint Augustin
  • (it) Canonici regolari di Sant'Agostino confederati
CRSP


  • c.r.s.p.
  • (de) Barnabiten
  • (en) Barnabites
  • (fr) Barnabites

Clerici Regulares Sancti Pauli

  • (de) Kongregation der Regularkleriker vom hl. Paulus
  • (fr) Clercs réguliers de Saint-Paul
  • (it) Chierici Regolari di San Paolo
CS


  • c.s.
  • (en) Scalabrinian Missionaries
  • (fr) Scalabriniens

Congregatio Missionariorum a S. Carolo

  • (en) Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo
  • (fr) Missionnaires de Saint-Charles

MSCS

CSJ


  • c.s.j.
  • (fr) Carmel Saint-Joseph
  • (it) Suore Carmelitane di San Giuseppe
CSJo


  • C.S.J.
  • (en) Sisters of St. Joseph
  • (fr) Sœurs de Saint Joseph
  • (no) St. Josephsøstrene

Congregatio Sanctis Josephis

  • (fr) Institut des sœurs de Saint-Joseph
CSSp


 

  • c.s.sp.
  • (de) Spiritaner
  • (fr) Spiritains
  • (pt) Espiritanos
  • (fr) Congrégation du Saint-Esprit
  • (pt) Congregação do Espírito Santo
CSSR


  • c.ss.r.
  • (fr) Rédemptoristes
  • (fr) Congrégation du Très Saint Rédempteur
ErCam


  • o.s.b. cam.
  • (en) Camaldolese
  • (fr) Camaldules

Congregatio Camaldulensis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti

  • (fr) Ordre camaldule

OSBCam

FCJM


  • f.c.j.m.
  • (fr) Franciscaines de Sainte Blandine
  • (en) Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary
  • (it) Suore Francescane Figlie dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria
FDC


  • F.D.C.
  • (de) Kongregation der Töchter der göttlichen Liebe
    • Congregatio Filiae Divinae Caritatis**
  • (de) Kongregation der Töchter der göttlichen Liebe
  • (fr) Filles de la charité divine
FDLC


  • F.d.l.C.
  • (fr) Filles de la Charité
    • Societas Filiarum Caritatis a S. Vincentio de Paulo**
  • (en) Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul
  • (fr) Filles de la charité de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
FDLS


  • F.d.L.S.
  • (fr) Filles de la Sagesse
    • Institutum Filiarum a Sapientia**
  • (en) Daughters of Wisdom
  • (fr) Filles de la Sagesse
  • (it) Figlie della Sapienza
FICP


  • f.i.c.
  • (en) La Mennais Brothers
  • (es) Hermanos Menesianos
  • (fr) Frères de l'instruction chrétienne

Institutum Fratrum instructionis christianae de Ploërmel

  • (en) Brothers of Christian Instruction
  • (fr) Frères de l'instruction chrétienne de Ploërmel
  • (it) Fratelli dell'istruzione cristiana di Ploërmel
FMA


f.m.a.

  • (en) Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco
  • (fr) salésiennes
  • (it) Salesiane di Don Bosco

Congregatio Filiarum Mariae Auxiliatricis

  • (it) Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice

SDB

FMB


 

  • (en) Monastic Family of Bethlehem
  • (fr) Famille monastique de Bethléem
  • (it) Famiglia monastica di Betlemme
FMGB


  • (it) Suore Francescane Missionarie di Gesù Bambino
FMH


  • f.m.h.
  • (it) Figlie di Maria Santissima dell'Orto
  • Hijas de María Santísima del Huerto
  • (la) Congregatio Filiarum Mariae Sanctissimae ab Horto
FMM


  

  • f.m.m.
  • (fr) Franciscaines missionnaires de Marie
  • (fr) Franciscaines missionnaires de Marie
FNDD


  • f.n.d.d.
  • (fr) Filles de Notre-Dame des Douleurs
FSC


  • f.s.c.
  • f.e.c.
  • (fr) Frères des Écoles chrétiennes, Lasalliens

Institutum Fratrum Scholarum Christianarum

  • (fr) Frères des Écoles chrétiennes
FSA


F.S.A.

  • (en)
  • (fr) Filles de Sainte-Anne

Filiarum a Sancta Anna

  • (es) Hijas de Santa Ana
  • (fr) Sœurs de Sainte-Anne
  • (it) Figlie di Sant'Anna
FSCG


 

  • (en) Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • (it) Figlie del Sacro Cuore di Gesù
FSJ


 

  • f.s.j.
  • c.s.c.
  • (fr) Communauté Saint-Jean
    • Frères de Saint-Jean
    • Sœurs apostoliques de Saint-Jean
    • Sœurs contemplatives de Saint-Jean
  • (en) Community of St. John / Brothers of Saint John

(fr) Communauté Saint-Jean

MCCI


  • M.C.C.I.
  • m.c.c.j.
  • (fr) Comboniens
  • (it) Comboniani

Missionarii Comboniani Cordis Iesu

  • (fr) Missionnaires comboniens du Sacré-Cœur
  • (it) Missionari Comboniani del Cuore di Gesù
MSCS


  • m.s.c.s.
  • (en) Scalabrinian Missionaries
  • (fr) Scalabriniennes

Sorores Missionariae S.Caroli Borromaei, Scalabrinianae

  • (en) Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo
  • (fr) Congrégation des Sœurs Missionnaires de Saint-Charles

CS

MSFS


  • m.s.f.s.
  • (fr) Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales
  • (fr) Missionnaires de Saint François de Sales
OCart


 

  • O.Cart.
  • (fr) Chartreux

Ordo cartusiensis

  • (en) Order of the Carthusians
  • (fr) Ordre des chartreux
OCC


 

  • O.Carm
  • (fr) Grands carmes
  • Carmelites

Ordo Carmelitorum Calceatorum

  • (fr) Ordre de Notre Dame du Mont-Carmel
OCD


 

  • O.CarmD
  • (fr) Carmes déchaux
  • Carmelites

Ordo Carmelitorum Discalceatorum

  • (fr) Ordre des Carmes déchaux
OCSO


 

  • o.c.s.o.
  • o.c.r
  • (en) Trappists
  • (fr) Trappistes
  • (de) Trappisten

Ordo Cisterciensis strictioris observantiae

  • (en) Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance
  • (fr) Ordre cistercien de la stricte observance
  • (de) Zisterzienserorden der strengeren Observanz

SOC

OFM


  

  • o.f.m.
  • (de) Franziskaner
  • (en) Franciscans Friars, Grey Friars
  • (fr) Franciscains
  • (it) Frati minori

Ordo Fratrum Minorum

  • (fr) Ordre des Frères Mineurs

OFMCap OFMConv

OFMCap


 

  • o.f.m.cap
  • (en) Capuchins
  • (fr) Capucins
  • (it) Frati minori cappuccini
  • (fr) Ordre des Frères Mineurs Capucins

OFM OFMConv

OFMConv


 

  • o.f.m.conv
  • (fr) Conventuels
  • (it) Frati minori conventuali

Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium

  • (fr) Ordre des Frères Mineurs Conventuels

OFM OFMCap

OFS


 

  • o.f.s.
  • (en) Franciscans secular Third Order
  • (fr) Trier-Ordre franciscain séculier
  • (it) Frati minori secolari
  • (fr) Trier-Ordre franciscain séculier
OHSJD


  • o.h.
  • (fr) Frères de la Charité
  • (it) Fatebenefratelli

Ordo Hospitalarius Sancti Ioannis de Deo

  • (en) Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God
  • (fr) Ordre des hospitaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
  • (it) Ordine ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Dio
OM


 

  • o.m.
  • (en) Order of Minims
  • (fr) Ordre des Minimes
  • (it) Ordine dei Minimi
OMI


 

  • o.m.i.
  • (fr) Oblats de Marie
OP


 

  • o.p.
  • (fr) Dominicains
  • (it) Dominicani

Ordo praedicatorum

  • (fr) Ordre des Frères Prêcheurs
OPraem


 

  • O.Praem.
  • (fr) Prémontrés, Norbertains
  • (fr) Ordre des chanoines réguliers de Prémontré
OSA


  • o.s.a.
  • o.e.s.a.

Ordo eremitarum sancti Augustini

  • (en) Order of Saint Augustine
  • (fr) Ordre de Saint Augustin
  • (it) Ordine di Sant'Agostino

AA

OSB


 

  • o.s.b.
  • (en) Benedictines, Black Monks
  • (fr) Bénédictins
  • (it) Benedettini

Ordo Sancti Benedicti

  • (en) Order of Saint Benedict
  • (fr) Ordre de Saint-Benoît
  • (it) Ordine di San Benedetto

ErCam OSBOliv

OSBCam


  • o.s.b. cam.
  • (en) Camaldolese
  • (fr) Camaldules

Congregatio Camaldulensis Ordinis Sancti Benedicti

  • (fr) Ordre camaldule

OSB ErCam OSBOliv

OSBOliv


  • O.S.B.Oliv.
  • (en) Olivetans
  • (fr) Olivétains

Congregatio Sanctae Mariae Montis Oliveti

  • (fr) Ordre du Mont-Olivet

OSB ErCam

OSC


 

  • o.s.c.
  • (en) Poor Clares
  • (es) Clarisas
  • (fr) Clarisses

Ordo Sanctae Clarae

  • (fr) Ordre de Sainte-Claire ou Ordre des Pauvres Dames

OSCUrb

OSPPE


  • o.s.p.p.e.
  • (en) Pauline Fathers
  • (fr) Pères paulins
  • (sk) Pavlíni

Ordo Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitæ

  • (en) Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit
  • (fr) ordre de Saint-Paul-Premier-Ermite
  • (sk) wikipedia:sk:Rád Svätého Pavla Prvého Pustovníka
OSSS


  • o.Ss.S.
  • (en) Brigittines
  • (fr) Brigittines
  • (it) Brigidine
  • (sv) Birgittinerna

Ordo Sanctissimi Salvatoris Sanctae Brigittae

  • (fr) Ordre de Sainte-Brigitte
  • (it) Ordine del Santissimo Salvatore di Santa Brigida
  • (sv) Birgittinorden
OSST


  • O.SS.T.
  • (en) Trinitarians, Red Friars
  • (es) Trinitarios, Trinitarias
  • (fr) Mathurins, Trinitaires

Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis redemptionis captivorum

  • (es) Orden Trinitaria
  • (en) Trinitarian Order
  • (fr) Ordre des Trinitaires
OVM


  • o.d.v.
  • (en) V.H.M.
  • (it) V.S.M.
  • (de) Salesianerinnen
  • (en) Visitationists
  • (fr) Visitandines
  • (it) Visitandine

Ordo Visitationis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis

  • (en) Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
  • (fr) Ordre de la Visitation
  • (it) Ordine della Visitazione di Santa Maria
PFJ


  • p.f.j.
  • p.f.i.
  • (fr) Petits Frères de Jésus
  • (it) Piccoli Fratelli di Gesù
PSA


  • p.s.a.
  • (it) Piccole suore dell'Assunzione
  • (fr) Petites Sœurs de l'Assomption
PSDP


  

  • p.s.d.p
  • (fr) Petites sœurs des pauvres
  • (de) Kleinen Schwestern der Armen
  • (en) Little Sisters of the Poor
  • (it) Piccole sorelle dei poveri
PSE


  • p.s.e.
  • (fr) Petites Sœurs de l'Évangile

PSJ

PSJ


  • p.s.j.
  • (de) Kleine Schwestern Jesu
  • (en) Little Sisters of Jesus
  • (it) Piccoli Fratelli di Gesù
  • (fr) Petites Sœurs de Jésus

PFE

PSS


  • P.S.S.
  • (de) Sulpizianer
  • (fr) sulpiciens
  • (it) sulpiziani
  • (es) Compañía de Sacerdotes de San Sulpicio
  • (fr) Compagnie des prêtres de Saint-Sulpice
  • (it) Compagnia dei sacerdoti di San Sulpizio
RMI


  • r.m.i.

Religiosas de María Inmaculada

  • (es) Religiosas de María Inmaculada
  • (fr) Religieuses de Marie Immaculée
  • (it) Religiose di Maria Immacolata

RSV


  • r.s.v.

Congregatio Religiosorum S. Vincentii a Paulo

  • (fr) Religieux de Saint Vincent de Paul (ou Frères de Saint Vincent de Paul)
  • (it) Religiosi di San Vincenzo de' Paoli
SCC


  • s.c.c.

Congregatio Sororum Christianae Caritatis

  • (de) Kongregation der Schwestern der Christlichen Liebe
  • (fr) congrégation des Sœurs de la Charité Chrétienne
SDB


  • s.d.b.
  • (en) Salesians of Saint John Bosco
  • (fr) Salésiens de Don Bosco

Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii

  • (fr) Société de Saint François de Sales
  • (it) Società Salesiana di San Giovanni Bosco

FMA

SJ


  

  • s.J.
  • (en) Jesuits
  • (es) Jesuitas
  • (fr) Jésuites
  • (ru) Иезуиты

Societas Jesu

  • (es) Compañía de Jesús
  • (fr) Compagnie de Jésus
SM


  • (en) Marists
  • (fr) Pères maristes
  • (it) Maristi

Societas Mariae

  • (fr) Société de Marie
  • (it) Società di Maria
SMM


  • s.m.m.
  • (fr) Montfortains
  • (it) Monfortani

Societas Mariae Montfortana

  • (en) Company of Mary
  • (fr) Compagnie de Marie
  • (it) Società di Maria
SOC


 

  • s.o.c.
  • S. O. Cist.
  • o. cist.
  • (en) Cistercians
  • (fr) Cisterciens

Sacer Ordo Cisterciensis

  • (en) Order of Cistercians
  • (fr) Saint ordre de Cîteaux

OCSO

SSA


S.S.A.

  • (en)
  • (fr) Sœurs de Sainte-Anne (Lachine, CA)
  • (it) Suore di Sant'Anna di Lachine

Sororum Sanctae Annae

  • (en) Sisters of Saint Anne
  • (fr) Sœurs de Sainte-Anne
SSAM


S.S.A.M.

  • (en)
  • (it) Suore di Sant'Anna (Chennai)
SSCC


SS.CC.

  • (en)
  • (fr) Pères de Picpus

Sacrorum Cordium

  • (en) Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
  • (fr) Pères et religieuses des Sacrés-Cœurs de Picpus
SSF[4]


  • (en) Society of St Francis

Society of St Francis

  • (en) Society of St Francis

OFM

SSJE[4]


  • (en) Cowley Fathers

Society of St John the Evangelist

  • (en) Society of St John the Evangelist
SSpS


  • (de) Steyler Missionsschwestern
  • (en) Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
  • (it) Missionarie Serve dello Spirito Santo
  • (nl) Congregatie van de Missiezusters Dienaressen van de Heilige Geest

Congregatio Servarum Spiritus Sancti

  • (de) Steyler Missionsschwestern
  • (en) Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit
TOR


  • (en) Third Order of Saint Francis Third Order Regular
  • (fr) Tiers Ordre régulier franciscain

Tertius Ordo Regularis

  • (en)
  • (fr)
  • (it) Terzo Ordine Regolare di San Francesco
USJK


  • U.S.K.J.

Congregatio Sororum Ursulinarum a Sacro Corde Iesu Agonizantis

  • (fr) Ursulines du Cœur de Jésus Agonisant
  • (it) Suore orsoline del Sacro Cuore di Gesù Agonizzante
  • (pl) Zgromadzenie Sióstr Urszulanek Serca Jezusa Konającego

Source:

  1. typo : We should use the Catholic Door notation wihout dots and without underscore, with capital letters for first letters, and lower cases for other letters, e.g. 'OFMCap'
  2. For some orders or congregation, there are several official or in-use forms , e.g. : O. Cit., S.O.C. for the cistercians, f.e.c. or f.s.c. for the Lasalians, They can be put here.
  3. For local congregations or communities the main name is put in bold
  4. 1 2 denomination=anglican

Comments

Please leave comments on the discussion page.

See Also

  • User:FrViPofm/Community a current proposal to tag the operating communities with some value suggestions (these have been linked into this proposal)
  • historic=monastery you are encouraged to use this for former monasteries (a complex that once was built or used as a monastery and might now be abandoned or used for a different purpose). Do not use amenity=monastery for inactive monasteries.

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