Collocations for monastery - noun

great
the great monastery of St-Quentin

ancient, medieval, old
ruined
Benedictine, Dominican, etc.
Buddhist, Tibetan, Zen

enter, go into, join
He entered a monastery as a young man.

leave
found
The monastery was founded in 1665.

at a/the monastery
You can stay at the monastery.

in a/the monastery
He lived in a monastery for most of his life.