Religious Building

Monastery

Byzantines

Produces religious units and houses religious technologies. Starting in the Castle Age (III), religious units can pick up Relics and place them in this building to generate Gold.

Patch History

2026-04-30 Update 16.1.9737

General Changes & Bugfixes

Relics will now Keep track of their cooldown when placed in a Monastery instead of refreshing.

2024-01-30 Patch 9.2.628

Byzantines

Grand Winery: Now acts as a Mill & Monastery and includes Food economy technologies.

2022-07-11 Season Two Update

Game

Fixed a bug where Monastery buildings, including the Regnitz Cathedral Landmark and Abbey of the Trinity Landmark, were selectable using the Military Buildings hotkeys instead of the Technology Buildings hotkeys.

Civilization Balance

It also is now a fully functional Monastery.

Abilities and influences

Dialecticus
Research rate increased +30%/+60%/+90%/+120%/+150% by Water Level while within the influence of a Cistern. Toggle on Cistern or Cistern of the First Hill.
Praesidium
Building damage taken decreased by -5%/-10%/-15%/-20%/-25% by Water Level while within the influence of a Cistern. Toggle on Cistern or Cistern of the First Hill.