Asylum

Asylum may refer to:

== Types of asylum == Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome Benevolent asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea Sanctuary, a right to be safe from arrest in the sanctuary of a church or temple Lunatic asylum or mental asylum, a historical term for psychiatric hospital Orphan asylum, orphanage Right of asylum, refuge from persecution in another country