Carthusian charterhouses

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Carthusian charterhouses are secluded monastic complexes of the Carthusian Order, designed for a life of strict solitude, silence, and contemplative prayer.

All labels observed (3)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carthusian monastery
monastic complex
religious building type
activity chant of the Divine Office
manual labor
spiritual reading
admissionRequirement long period of discernment
novitiate
architecturalFeature chapter house
communal church
enclosing walls
garden or small private garden for each cell
individual hermit cells
large cloister
refectory for certain common meals
characteristic cloistered life
enclosure
seclusion
strict silence
designedFor individual contemplation
liturgical prayer in common
semi-eremitical community life
distinguishedBy combination of eremitical and communal life
distinguishedFrom cenobitic monasteries
foundedBy Bruno of Cologne
governedBy prior
hasResident Carthusian monks
linked to: Carthusian Order

Carthusian nuns
historicalOrigin La Grande Chartreuse
linked to: Grande Chartreuse
languageOfLiturgy Latin
lifestyle austere
contemplative
largely solitary
partOf Carthusian Order
purpose contemplative prayer
eremitical monastic life
solitude and silence
religiousTradition Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ruleFollows Statutes of the Carthusian Order
linked to: Carthusian Statutes
spiritualFocus penance and asceticism
union with God through continual prayer
subordinateTo Carthusian General Chapter
typicalLocation mountainous regions
remote areas
usedBy Carthusian Order
vocationType enclosed contemplative life

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Carthusian Rite celebratedIn Carthusian charterhouses
Charterhouse School hasAlumniDemonym Old Carthusian
linked to: Carthusian charterhouses
Carthusian Missal associatedWith Carthusian monasteries
linked to: Carthusian charterhouses