Monastery: Technically speaking, monks and nuns live in monasteries with restricted access to the outside world. Monasteries are places where only women as nuns reside or where only men as monks live. ... Convent: Religious sisters live in convents which offer more open access to the secular world.

Do nuns and monks live in monasteries?

Monks and nuns live in a monastery. A monastery is a kind of half church half hospital. They take care of people there and they pray and meditate. It can also be like a school for kids.

What is a nun monastery called?

A convent is a place where nuns live.