A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. The 3rd century AD monk, St. Anthony the Great, known as the founder of monasticism lived in a cave.
List of cave monasteries

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A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. The 3rd century AD monk, St. Anthony the Great, known as the founder of monasticism lived in a cave.