The buildings will be grouped around a quadrilateral, a form meant to encourage contemplative dialogue with God. One of the most exceptional things about Marguerite the Carthusian prioress is that she wrote things down. Please visit the main Carthusian Nuns site for additional information: CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY1084 AVE MARIA WAYARLINGTON, VERMONT 05250 USA. [img]http://www.chartreux.org/maisons/Benifaca/big/IMG0069.jpg[/img], Here is something I found online written by a Subdeacon, Paul Feeney, a member of the Carthusian webhermit group. No, life in the Charterhouse. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. I sound like a Dominican! Please first review this web site and read the FAQ section on the MONASTERY page. Of course --- we might have a future Carthusian Monk or Brother amongst us. Bruno is named a canon of the cathedral of Rheims, and soon thereafter director of studies of the school. Most importantly, the Brothers were given the right to vote in any matter before the conventual chapter requiring a vote. The scourge went out of vogueperhaps a dangerous practice because it is very hard to moderate in a hermits cell. Phatmass.com These friendly encounters help sharing Gods message and generate necessary recreation sinceif the bow is kept continually, it loses its resilience and becomes less fit for its works (St Bruno). From the Carthusian site: Because the Benedictine tradition is so ancient, it has developed into several different expressions over the centuries. Pax, "The Benedictine Order is the oldest religious order in the Western Church, having been founded in the early 6th Century by St. Benedict. "If you're interested in the OCart write to them" --to the OCarts, yes? [/quote] 6. Next > Home. http://xoomer.alice.it/degoweb/certosa/certosa.htm, [quote name='sistersintigo' date='26 January 2010 - 12:47 PM' timestamp='1264535230' post='2045093'] and get images and info. It concerns how the Carthusian Order changed after the Second Vatican Council. The General Chapter of the monks of 1973 declared the autono-my of the feminine branch of our Order, according to a . The Cistercian sisters are working to raise $18 million for a 54,000-square-foot monastery, which will sit on 229 acres in rural Iowa County, southwest of Prarie du Sac. CHARTERHOUSE OF THE TRANSFIGURATIONCARTHUSIAN MONASTERY1084 AVE MARIA WAYARLINGTON, VERMONT 05250 USA, Charterhouse of the TransfigurationRT 7A & Skyline DriveARLINGTON, Vermont 05250 USA, Communication by fax is preferred.Fax: (802) 362-3584. The Hermitage of St. Bruno founded in 1975 at, originally intended to be founded in Kortrijk, demolished in the 1820s for the construction of, later used as the castle of the Kings of Sardinia, also known as Karthaus Charterhouse and Marienparadies Charterhouse, named after the Carthusians, like the former German name, Karthaus, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matar, Chartreux.org (official website of the Carthusian Order): List of active Carthusian houses of monks, Aillons-Margriaz website: Aillon Charterhouse, Bonnefoy Charterhouse special interest website, Balades en Pays d'Opale website: Chartreuse Notre-Dame des Prs, Diocese of Digne, Riez and Sisteron website: Reillanne Charterhouse, Official website for Carthusian Vocations, Helvetia Sacra: Swiss monasteries, including charterhouses, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Carthusian_monasteries&oldid=1149830479, St. Catherine's Charterhouse, Antwerp, also known as Kiel Charterhouse (, Leuven Charterhouse otherwise Louvain Charterhouse (, Lige Charterhouse, also known as Mont Cornillon Charterhouse (, Nieuwpoort Charterhouse, also known as Sheen Anglorum (, Zelem Charterhouse, also Diest Charterhouse (, Brno Charterhouse, Krlovo Pole Charterhouse, or Knigsfeld Charterhouse (, Valdice, Walditz or Karthaus-Walditz Charterhouse (, Abbeville Charterhouse, also Thuison Charterhouse or Val-Saint-Honor Charterhouse (, Aillon Charterhouse, also Mont-Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (, Bourbon-ls-Gaillon Charterhouse or Aubevoye Charterhouse (, Oiron Charterhouse otherwise Oyron Charterhouse (, Sax Charterhouse, otherwise Bellevue Charterhouse, Beauvoir Charterhouse or Belvezer Charterhouse (, Lvld Charterhouse (St. Michael's Valley), at, Albenga Charterhouse or Toirano Charterhouse (, Kampen Charterhouse or Sonnenberg Charterhouse (, Noordgouwe Charterhouse or Mount Zion Charterhouse (, Vught Charterhouse or s'Hertogenbosch Charterhouse (, Cartuxa Santa Mara de Scala Coeli (Escada do Cu) in, Lisbon Charterhouse or Laveiras Charterhouse (, Oradea Charterhouse (St. Stephen's Charterhouse), at, Letanovce Charterhouse, otherwise Lethenkow Charterhouse (also known as, Baja Charterhouse, also known as Baxa Charterhouse (, Sky Farm (Charterhouse of Our Lady of Bethlehem), near, La Celle-Roubaud Charterhouse, also known as Sainte-Roseline Charterhouse (, Bricherasio Charterhouse or Molare di Bricherasio Charterhouse (, This page was last edited on 14 April 2023, at 17:53. :j, [quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1065204' date='Sep 17 2006, 12:31 PM'] Bruno dies on October 6, surrounded by his fellow monks. I was looking forever for the address I had of the one girl I met also from IL that visited a Carthusian monastery in France, but I could not find it. Symbolic Offerings of the Solemn Papal Mass of Can Pontifical Sandals: A Brief History and Consideration, Other Modern: The Bishop's Chapel, Trieste, The Art of the Habit: Three North American examples, Sir Ninian Comper and Our Lady of Egmanton, Three Other Modern Vestments from Holland. are not Carthusians: they were founded by a Dominican sister, though I gather their style of life has changed considerably since their foundation. Emile. Convents which had become lax were cut off from the order by the . Thanks Perpetualove! This was something I had shown many years ago in my NLM days, but I thought it fit to bring out again and provide a few updates to it. The monks and the nuns of the Carthusian Order, while living separately in their own monasteries, share the same rule and follow a unique model in the person of their founding Father, Saint Bruno. BETHLEHEM HERMITAGE - EREMITORIO DE BELNhttps://bethlehemhermitage-sainbruno.blogspot.comCorreo electrnico: bethlehemhermitagepb@gmail.com Outside of Korea, all the Carthusian nuns are on the European continent; but England, the United States, and Latin America have Charterhouses exclusively for men. Copyright A.D. 33. CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY 1084 AVE MARIA WAY ARLINGTON, VERMONT 05250 USA CONTACT Because of their vocation to solitude, the monastery is not open to visitors. +Praised be Jesus Christ! Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. RNS courtesy photo from Katelyn Ferral. I have to admit that I was very interested in the idea of "donation," though I did not ask about that in particular. RNS photo by Katelyn Ferral. There was really nothing that could be changed without destroying the Carthusian Life. Here is yet another link. Please visit the websites of these individual monasteries for specific information. The Cistercian Nuns of Valley of Our Lady Monastery, are of the Original Observance of the ancient Order of Citeaux, founded in France, in 1098. To learn more about the Valley of Our Lady Monastery and the Cistercian nuns, visit their Web site. http://www.up.ac.za/dspace/bitstream/2263/10793/1/Steyn_Charterhouse(2006).pdf, +Praised be Jesus Christ! I can also write to them directly. It is very inspiring and helpful for all to learn.always, we need to learn, study and learn more. Twenty-one new Charterhouses are established. Phatmass.com The life of the Carthusian is primarily one of deep prayer, communication with God, praying for the outside world; the monks and nuns spend up to eight hours each day in intense prayer, in their individual cells within in the Charterhouse, alone. Oh but to glimpse this place and to breathe in its sacredness. History of monastery. The monk journeys through the desert of silence, and thus no visitors are allowed in the monastery. It sounds like it is only Saturday/Sunday. Sponsored by the Institute on Religious Life. I did not know that the women in the Carthusian Order are still ordained as Deaconesses. Arlington, Vermont 05250 USA Phone and Fax: 802-362-1114 The Monastery is never open to the public. I have already received an email from her, thanking me so in turn - let me thank you, Sister Sintigo, for providing this to all. To know that there are people out there constantly raising up the needs of our society in prayer is awesome, Clark said. Hi! With the hope that 2021 is a better year than this one, the prayer at Valley of Our Lady will continue, regardless of what happens. The map shows worldwide locations of Charterhouses of Saint Bruno's Carthusian order, both men and women. St. Benedict's 'little rule for beginners,'as he calls it, has lasted for over 1500 years because of his flexibility and insight into human nature. http://www3.planalfa.es/obtortosa/cartoixa.html/ The Order of the Carthusians ( Ordo Cartusiensis) , as it is also known, is surely one of the oldest Catholic religious orders still in existence. Is this when we disappear? 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[/quote] Design by Inscape. Below you will find information on monasteries of each Order in the United States. It is then kiln fired at the Monastery. At the behest of St Hughes, bishop of Grenoble, Guigues V drafted the Customs which organized their meditative life and which constituted the foundation of the Carthusian Order. It is also one of strict silence; a period of just three . What the unification did was declare that the profession of vows was exactly the same in value, without obliging the same patterns of life, and of course giving all the professed monks a vote in the conventual chapter. This latter is a friendly meeting in which, beginning with a text of Scripture, we have rather deep exchanges and we try to incorporate the fruit of these discussions into our lives. Sister Bede and 22 other Cistercian nuns who live with her at Valley of Our Lady Monastery in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, are cloistered in silence according to the rule of their ancient monastic Catholic religious order. Genius (or the HS). I love the rosaries as well. They share the same charismatic solitary life in individual hermitages secluded from the outside world, a set-up which favorises the interiority requested for a life of intimate union with the Lord, In love with Him with all ones heart, listening to his Word. In 1098, a group of French monks founded Cteaux Abbey with the intent to return to the roots of St. Benedict's Rule. One aspect of the Post Vat II Renewal was that all Lay Monks, if they wished, were invited to join in the Choral Office with the Cloister Monks. From the stand point of Canon Law and Ordinary Jurisdiction in the Church, the Monks Branch of the Order is a Clerical Religious Monastic Order with Perpetual Solemn Vows. I understand the Sisters of Bethlehem (another thread going right now) is very close in spirit and life. Also, there has not been one American who has lasted in the Vermont Charterhouse, and I do not believe that speaks of the Charterhouse there, but rather the "pull" of the American culture. Women discerning a Carthusian vocation who come from Latin America, or the Philippines, or are Spanish-speaking from outside Spain, would be directed to the Santa Maria de Benifassa charterhouse for women, the only one for women in which Spanish is spoken. They have a few other CDs of Carthusian chant as well. Founder of the Liturgical Arts Journal. This is a permanent reality; but we express it more visibly on Sundays and Solemnities, when gatherings are more frequent: the offices of Terce, Sext, and None are sung in church; we have a meal together in our refectory after Sext. [url="http://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html"]http://www.chartreux.org/en/frame.html[/url] Many offer facilities and beautiful natural grounds for visits, retreats and other events. From this beginning grew a new monastic order that spread rapidly across Europe. The above is the Cartuja (Charterhouse) of Santa Maria de Benifaca ("Benifassa") [quote name='sistersintigo' date='28 January 2010 - 12:26 PM' timestamp='1264696002' post='2046446'] I was just posting on the Sisters of Bethlehem a few days ago. As a result, the feminine and the masculine branches of the Carthusian Order merged in a single family under the leadership of the prior of the Grande Chartreuse monastery. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Solitary life, whether in cell or in the obedience, protects and nourishes in our hearts the fire of divine love. To underline the above: This love unites us as the members of the same body. Here is a page in Spanish, in which the Carthusian moniales/nuns of the Benifasa Charterhouse introduce themselves to their diocese of Tortosa. There are a very few Carthusian nuns following a similar rule. And the final sentence, "focused and beautiful,not too hard, nothing to glory in" -- this is the contemplative vocation, compared with an active apostolate? [quote]3. Bruno is born in Cologne, Germany. Anyway the Carmelites are represented in force on this forum -- your film will be warmly responded to here. The Order of the Monastic Sisters of Bethlehem of the Assumption of the Virgin and of Saint Bruno was founded in 1950 in Rome. The women who founded the community never intended for their current space to be a permanent monastery, Sister Bede explained. I once met a girl that lives in my state that was going there, but lost her information. The CD was called something like, Cantate .. "If you're interested in the OCart write to them" --to the OCarts, yes? They earn a living by hand painting chinaware and hand knotting rosaries. The Status of the Professed Laybrothers Vows was juridically unified with that of the Professed Fathers. Bruno is permitted to leave the papal court with the stipulation that any new hermitage he establishes should be in Italy. Through her labour, the Carthusian nun conveys her love message. The Carthusians are ten times harder. Cistercian spirituality emphasized simplicity of life, represented in its architectural heritage, and the importance of manual labor. One must know the language completely before entrance or consideration, and while the letter was extremely nice, it was not the most encouraging. Last, but not least: mother Marguerite formed a Catholic saint, Blessed Beatrix of Ornacieux, one of Marguerite's novices. In addition, we come together for a colloquium. Fortunately, the Pope was the final word in how far the Congregation was allowed to go with anything considered a "major change", and the Popes were sensitive to the pleas of the monks and nuns begging them to stay the hand of the Congregation's more aggressive impositions. This group has been established with the sole aim of informing interested parties about the life of Carthusian nuns, not only from the official point of view but also from personal lived experience. The Simply Professed and Solemnly Professed Lay Nuns, and the Lay Nun Donates, have been given the vote. The Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel is a monastic, cloistered Roman Catholic community. Thanks, everyone! Our Visit to the Only Carthusian Monastery in the U.S. We offer our monastery as a place to worship and contemplate the Three Divine Persons and receive their love. The cloistered nuns in their solitary cells and the lay nun out of cells, pledge to love ever deeper, through various manual tasks and to transfigurate their life-time banalities. The impulse behind the monastery dates back to Alvaro Obertos de Valeto, a knight of Genovese descent, appointed during the Reconquista by Alfonso X of Castile to defend the city shortly Alfonso had conquered it from Muslim rule in 1264. 3. If you feel drawn, write to the Master of novices at the address mentioned below stating your interest in the Carthusian Path and your desire to follow it, and what has lead you to believe it is an authentic calling form the Lord. Some of his fellow monks accompany him; others disperse. All Portuguese Charterhouses are suppressed. [/quote]. I must admit, dear Margaret Clare, that after reading this book, my thoughts of Carthusian life went away. I will PM you. To view audio slideshows of the nuns at work and at prayer, go to the Catholic Herald's online slideshows link. Valley of Our Lady was founded in 1957 when six nuns from a Cistercian monastery in Frauenthal, Switzerland, emigrated to the area. Twelve monks are martyred by Nazi SS troops for sheltering Italians and Jews in the Charterhouse of Farneta. (What emoticon ought to go there??) Within one hundred years, thirty three charterhouses are established. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy. Our community was founded in 1871 at Notre-Dame du Gard, a former cistercian monastery located near Amiens. Dedicated to constant prayer, the sisters live simply, supporting themselves by baking Communion bread for churches in Wisconsin and as far away as Australia. [quote] And the final sentence, "focused and beautiful,not too hard, nothing to glory in" -- this is the contemplative vocation, compared with an active apostolate? In the eternal newness of the mystery that is Marys spiritual engendering of Christ in our hearts (Carthusian statutes). The Carthusian Order In 1084, a group of monks who wanted to emulate the harsh, contemplative lives of the early Christian hermits formed a small community in the Chartreuse Mountains, near Grenoble in France. This is a list of Carthusian monasteries, or charterhouses, containing both extant and dissolved monasteries of the Carthusians (also known as the Order of Saint Bruno) for monks and nuns, arranged by location under their present countries. Yes, I am in the US. Here is a link to a .pdf file presenting a paper on the Carthusian Nuns and their community at Nonenque in France. . So, do we need monasteries? are they sspx? I would say yes. I can tell you I didnt quite understand it when the project started, but getting to see it and be a part of it is pretty awesome.. Through these walks, souls are knitted together, the interior life flourishes, mutual affection is bolstered, and life in solitude is fortified." In 1084, Saint Bruno, burning with divine love, settled in the Chartreuse desert in the French Alps with six companions to achieve his intention to create a community of recluse living the exclusive contemplation of God. OSC Monasteries Affiliated with the Institute on Religious Life: PCC Monasteries Affiliated with the Institute on Religious Life: Perpetual Adoration Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Benedictine Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Benedictine Nuns of St. Scholastica Priory, Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of the Desert, Our Lady of the Rock Benedictine Monastery, Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of St. Walburga, Trappistines of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, Trappistines of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey, Cistercian Nuns of the Valley of Our Lady Monastery, Order of Saint Benedict (OSB), who live according to the original rule of St. Benedict, Order of Cistercians (O Cist), who live according to the 12th century reforms of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, or Trappistines (OCSO), who live according to the 17th century reforms of Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Ranc. With the Carthusians, this "unification" could not take that form, since from their beginnings, they have always had two distinctly complementary forms of eremetical vocation. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". As a young boy, he excels in his studies and is sent to the cathedral school at Rheims, France. In this exalted form of prayer we bring all of creation together into the praise of God."-a Benedictine Nun in Virgina . There may be exceptions made, but I guess that would depend on the Carthusians collecting a reference or two that the discerning woman knows somebody inside -- in any case, a woman's contact with the Vermont Charterhouse would be limited strictly to long-distance, such as snail-mail, as no woman is permitted to visit Transfiguration in person. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. This is a list of Carthusian monasteries, or charterhouses, containing both extant and dissolved monasteries of the Carthusians (also known as the Order of Saint Bruno) for monks and nuns, arranged by location under their present countries.Also listed are the "houses of refuge" used by the communities expelled from France in the early 20th century. The nuns are still at Beauregard, but the rest are in exile at Burdine in Belgium, and at San Francesco, and Motta Grossa near Turin. It's no exaggeration to say that the Carthusian monks, for . Obviously were all here very much believing in the power of prayer and the need for it., External rendering of the chapel entrance. To learn more about the history of the Carthusiansand the Charterhouse of the Transfiguration onMount Equinox, click below: Source: Robin Bruce Lockhart, Halfway to Heaven: The Hidden Life of the Carthusians. Oh, dear. I also joined the International Fellowship of St. Bruno - which after screening - allows those who are serious to learn more, and share in spiritual companionship. It's easy! La Grande Chartreuse, the motherhouse of the Order, is regained in the confusion of World War II. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This love unites us as the members of the same body. Around 1145, the nuns of the Prbayon monastery in Provence adopted the life-style of the carthusian monks and the prior of the Grande Chartreuse provided them, with their customs. For some reason, that greatly appeals to me in the same way that the Carthusian life as a whole appeals to me, and I don't know of any other order that allows such a practice. Since 1987, at the invitation of Cardinal OConnor, a community of monastic sisters lead a contemplative life in Livingston Manor, New York. I am getting bored, please fchat with me ;) ;) ;) , Can We Cana? There do exist videos of the men (carthusian monks, brothers) but if there is a single video of the women, I have been unable to locate it -- no motion pictures of Carthusian Nuns. The current monastery is a cobbled-together complex that includes a former Wisconsin governors summer home dating back to the 1920s. Vocations to Carthusian solitude are rare; it is the one form of communal religious life that has never required and never experienced reform. Bruno is ordered to Rome by Pope Urban II, a former student in need of his counsel. Introduction. The above is the Cartuja (Charterhouse) of Santa Maria de Benifaca ("Benifassa") This means that all Cloister Monk candidates must be capable of becoming ordained to the Priesthood, and that their profession of vows, automatically admits them to the clerical state and candidacy for Holy Orders (formerly what the solemn rite of clerical Tonsure did). He came to the same conclusioninterestingly enough! Once a week we have another sisterly exchange in the form of a walk called spatiamentum lasting about three hours, during the course of which each one is able to talk in turn with the others. The Carthusian Nuns have a foundation in South Korea, so new that I have not been able to find links to information about it. The layout just isnt conducive to the monastic life. Solitary life, whether in cell or in the obedience, protects and nourishes in our hearts the fire of divine love. Some do, on a limited basis. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, I'd greatly appreciate any help. The Carthusian nuns have always been famed for their regularity and fervour. Less than a handful of monasteries have been designed and built in the last 40 to 50 years, says Clark, who is based in Lincoln, Nebraska. I printed it out and will read it later. But this information sounds credible.) Her name was also Margaret. [img]http://docteurangelique.free.fr/images/barroux.JPG[/img] I will PM you. The Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, North Americas only charterhouse, sustains a broad international culture of monks from all over the world. I read part of it last night (baby with a cough) and hope to finish it today (nap-time!). It is very inspiring and helpful for all to learn.always, we need to learn, study and learn more. The first Charterhouse in England since the Tudor era is completed. Of course, the movie "Into Great Silence" - which I have not seen - should also give one an extraordinary glimpse into their life. From the beginning the Carthusians believed these were both true hermit charisms within the same Charterhouse, and were perfectly ordered to care for all the needs of their communities, with the spiritual and administrative aspects cared for by the Cloister Monks and the temporal and domestic aspects cared for by the Lay Monks. All Rights Reserved. This link (if God willing it works) goes to a very clear and readable map. Over the next five years, fifteen more monks are martyred. I greatly look forward to reading it. Please visit the CONTACT pageto communicate with the Charterhouse. Forty-four Charterhouses are suppressed in Europe during the Reformation. I want to give a big thanks to a great spell caster commonly known as DR TAKUTA for the great spiritual prayers he did in my life by bringing my ex-lover back to me after many months of breakup and loneliness. 1127 at the Grande Chartreuse, the motherhouse of the order. After looking through that French-language book, a letter to the "OCarts" will be better informed, I hope. Following Saint Bruno, the monastery of Carthusian sisters in Reillanne is trying to continue the prayer of Jesus within the Church today, in communion with solitary Jesus, offering himself until the end in his prayer to the Father. Public access to the Benifaca property is limited to Thursdays, from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon, and only inside the church sanctuary, never to the enclosure. In November 1950 two Carthusians from Spain were sent by the Order to explore the possibility of establishing a Carthusian foundation in the United States. This is the pinnacle of our life, to which all other aspects of our observance converge, which lead us all to the Father in and through Christ and establishes the . in peace of Christ, Emile-James. It is: < fr.master @ agapemail.net >, without the spaces before and after the @. I wonder if the information on the nuns on this site may be inaccurate, as it has more on the monks. Any one need any helping searching? Though the Carthusians have a Rite of there own, that made some changes during Vatican II, but as far as i know the only Carthusian Communities that have complete Latin as Liturgical language and priest facing east are the Grande Chartruese in French Alps, and the wonderful Carthusian monks in Sloveniamost other Carthusian convents/monasteries use a majority vernacular. 1. In the United States, Trappist monasteries of monks and nuns can be found in 15 abbeys across twelve states. The monastery today. [/quote] I'm glad the nuns are allowed now to live a life identical to that of the monks. This link goes to thumbnails for a photo album of the Spanish charterhouse of Carthusian Nuns, a series of still images. Great links and posts. re: photos/videos of Carthusian Nuns For coenobitic orders like the Benedictines and Trappists, this meant that the Brothers were now considered "full" monks and their was not distinction of Choir Monk and Lay Brother. Carthusian nuns - Website of the nuns of France Origin of the Order In 1084, Saint Bruno, "burning with divine love", settled in the Chartreuse desert in the French Alps with six companions to achieve his intention to create a community of recluse living the exclusive contemplation of God. Oh, dear. La paix du Christ soit toujours avec vous. 2. hello, if you havent seen this already, perhaps this will help? We know people are not doing well and there are a lot of layoffs, says Sister Bede. By [img]http://www.chartreux.org/maisons/Benifaca/big/IMG0068.jpg[/img] They never eat meat. Women discerning a Carthusian vocation who come from Latin America, or the Philippines, or are Spanish-speaking from outside Spain, would be directed to the Santa Maria de Benifassa charterhouse for women, the only one for women in which Spanish is spoken. Form of communal religious life that has never required and never experienced reform Nazi SS troops for Italians... 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