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Carthusian Monastery Of Molsheim
Molsheim Charterhouse () is a former monastery of the Carthusians, Carthusian order, or Charterhouse (monastery), charterhouse, located in the heart of the town of Molsheim, in the Lower Rhine region of Alsace (Grand Est, Grand Est region, France). It now houses the Musée de la Chartreuse, Molsheim, Musée de la Chartreuse. After the Carthusian monastery of Koenigshoffen was destroyed in 1591, the Carthusian community took refuge with the Jesuits in Molsheim, the Alsatian capital of the Counter-Reformation, where the community decided to re-establish itself and to build a new monastery in 1626. This foundation is a rare, if not unique, case of a Carthusian monastery conceived as being integrated into the urban territory, which implies certain particular arrangements of the space. This new charterhouse quickly became the city's main religious building in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is particularly renowned for the quality of the Stained glass, stained glass windows that decor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthusian Order
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin Church, Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rule, called the ''Statutes'', and their life combines both hermit, eremitical and cenobitic monasticism. The motto of the Carthusians is , Latin for "The Christian cross, Cross is steady while the world turns." The Carthusians retain a unique form of liturgy known as the Carthusian Rite. The name ''Carthusian'' is derived from the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Prealps: Bruno built his first hermitage in a valley of these mountains. These names were adapted to the English ''Charterhouse (monastery), charterhouse'', meaning a Carthusian monastery. Today, there are 23 charterhouses, 18 for monks and 5 for nuns. The alcoholic cordial (medicine), cordial Chartreuse (liqueur), Chartreuse has been produced by the monks of Grande Chartreuse sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
