This is a list of Carthusian monasteries, or charterhouses, containing both extant and dissolved

monasteries A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...

of the

Carthusians The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a 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 i ...

(also known as the Order of Saint Bruno) for

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

s 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. Since the establishment of the Carthusians in 1084 there have been more than 300 monastic foundations, and this list aims to be complete. Dates of foundation and suppression are given where known. there are 21 extant charterhouses, 16 for monks and 5 for nuns, indicated by bold type.

Europe

Austria

Aggsbach Charterhouse Aggsbach Charterhouse is a former Carthusian monastery in Aggsbach Dorf in Schönbühel-Aggsbach in Lower Austria. The monastery was founded in 1380 by Heidenreich von Maissau. It was dissolved in 1782 in the reforms of Emperor Joseph II. The p ...

(''Kartause Aggsbach'' or ''Kartause Marienpforte'') in

Aggsbach Aggsbach is a small wine-growing town in the Krems-Land district of Lower Austria, Austria. As of 2001, it has a population of 714 and an area of 13.72 km.² Aggsbach was first mentioned in an 1148 document calling it "Accusabah". Population ...

, Lower Austria (1380–1782) * Gaming Charterhouse (''Kartause Gaming'' or ''Kartause Maria Thron'') in Gaming, Lower Austria (1330–1782) *

Mauerbach Charterhouse Mauerbach Charterhouse (german: Kartause Mauerbach), in Mauerbach on the outskirts of Vienna, Austria, is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse. Founded in 1314 and rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Baroque monastic complex is o ...

(''Kartause Mauerbach'') in

Mauerbach Mauerbach is a town on the western boundary of Vienna, Austria. Population Sights It hosts the summer houses of many rich Viennese families as well as Mauerbach Charterhouse (''Kartause Mauerbach''), a Carthusian monastery founded in 1313, clos ...

near

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

, Lower Austria (1313–1782)

Belarus

* Biaroza Charterhouse, Biaroza, formerly Biaroza-Kartuskaja (1648–1831)

Belgium

* Antwerp: ** St. Catherine's Charterhouse, Antwerp, also known as Kiel Charterhouse (''Kartuize t’Kiel'' or ''Kartuize Sint-Katharina-op-de-Berg-Sinai'') (1324–1543, when relocated to Lier) ** St. Sophia's Charterhouse, Antwerp (''Kartuize Sint-Sophia, Antwerpen'') (1625–1783) ** ''see also Sheen Anglorum'' * ''Bruges, see (1) Genadedal; and (2) Sheen Anglorum'' * Brussels Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Gratie''),

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

(1588–1783; transferred from Scheut) * ''Diest, see Zelem'' * ''Enghien, see Herne'' * Genadedal or Genadendal Charterhouse (''Kartuize Genadedal'' or ''Genadendal''),

Sint-Kruis Sint-Kruis ( vls, Sinte-Kruus) is a suburb of Bruges in the province of West Flanders in Belgium. Gallery File:Sint-Kruis - Sint-Franciscus van Assisiëkerk 1.jpg, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi File:Maleslot.jpg, Male Castle Maele Castle ...

(1383–1584); relocated in

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(1584–1783) * ''Ghent, see Koningsdal'' * Herne Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Kapelle''), Herne (Flemish Brabant) near

Enghien Enghien (; nl, Edingen ; pcd, Inguî; vls, Enge) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1January 2006, Enghien had a total population of 11,980. The total area is , which gives a population dens ...

(Hainaut) (1314–1783) * Koningsdal Charterhouse (''Kartuize Koningsdal'' or'' 's-Koningsdale''; ''Chartreuse Val-Royal''), Rooigem (1328–1584); relocated in

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest i ...

(1584–1783) * ''Kortrijk, see Koningsdal'' * Leuven Charterhouse otherwise Louvain Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Marie-Madeleine-sous-la-Croix''; ''Kartuize Maria-Magdalena-onder-het-Kruis op de Calvarieberg''),

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. Th ...

(c. 1489/91–1783) **''see also Sheen Anglorum'' * Liège Charterhouse, also known as Mont Cornillon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse des douze apôtres du Mont-Cornillon'' or ''Kartuize Twaalf Apostelen op de Mont Cornillon''), Liège (1357–1796) * Lier Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Katharina-op-de-Berg-Sinai''), Lier (Antwerp) (1543–1783; transferred from Kiel, Antwerp) * ''Malines, see Sheen Anglorum'' * Mont-Saint-André Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Andreasberg'' or ''Chartreuse Mont-Saint-André''), Chercq near

Tournai Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Eu ...

(c. 1376/77–1783) * ''Namur, see Sheen Anglorum'' * Nieuwpoort Charterhouse, also known as Sheen Anglorum (''Kartuize Nieuwpoort'') (1626–1783; in other towns in Belgium from 1559): see Sheen Anglorum * Scheut Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Gratie''),

Scheut Scheut is a district of Anderlecht, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north of Anderlecht, it is bounded by the border with the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to the north, the historical centre of Anderlecht to the sout ...

near

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as th ...

(1454–1588; relocated in Brussels) *

Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse Sheen Anglorum Charterhouse, also known as the Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem and as Nieuwpoort Charterhouse ( nl, Kartuize Nieuwpoort), was a community of English Carthusians in exile in what is now Belgium after 1539 and the Dissolution of th ...

(''Charterhouse of Jesus of Bethlehem''): English Carthusians in exile, located successively in Bruges (Val-de-Grâce) (1559–69), Bruges (Sinte-Clarastraat) (1569–1578), Namur (1578), Louvain (1578–nk), Antwerp (nk–1591), Malines (1591–1626) and Nieuwpoort (1626–1783) * Sint-Martens-Bosch Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Martens-Bosch''),

Sint-Martens-Lierde Sint-Martens-Lierde is a village which is part of the municipality of Lierde. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. Overview The village was first me ...

Geraardsbergen Geraardsbergen (; french: Grammont, ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen p ...

(1329–1783) *

, the order's printing press: moved to Parkminster (1913–1954) * Zelem Charterhouse, also Diest Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Jansberg'' or ''Sint-Jansdal''), Zelem,

Diest Diest () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated aroun ...

(1328–1796) * Zepperen Castle,

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The mu ...

(1901–1905; house of refuge for exiled French community from Glandier)

Czech Republic

* Brno Charterhouse, Královo Pole Charterhouse, or Königsfeld Charterhouse (''Holy Trinity''), Brno (1370–1782) * Dolany Charterhouse (''Our Lady of the Valley of Jehosaphat''), Dolany near

Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ...

(1389–1437; moved here from Litomyšl; moved to Olomouc in 1437, when the monastery was ruined by Hussites) * Litomyšl Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariae Dornbusch'' 'Our Lady of the Thornbush'', Tržek near

Litomyšl Litomyšl (; german: Leitomischl) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,900 inhabitants. It is former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. Litomyšl is known for the château-type castle c ...

(Leutmeritz) in Okres Svitavy (1378–1390; moved to Dolany) * ''Mariengarten, see Prague'' * Olomouc or Olmütz Charterhouse (''Our Lady of the Valley of Jehosaphat''),

(1437–1782; settled by the displaced community from Dolany) * Poděbrady or Podiebrad Charterhouse, at

Poděbrady Poděbrady (; german: Podiebrad) is a spa town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Elbe. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an ...

near

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

(1360–1369) * Prague Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariengarten''), Smichow, Prague (1342–1419) * Štípa Charterhouse, near Fryšták,

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of th ...

(Moravia) (1617–20; destroyed by Protestants during Thirty Years' War; refounded at Walditz) * ''Tržek, see Litomyšl'' * Valdice, Walditz or Karthaus-Walditz Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienfeld'', later ''Mariae Himmelfahrt''), Valdice near

Jičín Jičín (; german: Jitschin or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. T ...

(Bohemia) (1627–1782; settled by the displaced community from Štípa)

Denmark

Asserbo Charterhouse Asserbo Charterhouse is a fortress and Carthusians, Carthusian monastery ruin in the small town of Asserbo north of Frederiksværk on North Zealand in Denmark. The monastery was founded by Absalon, Bishop Absalon in the later part of the 12th cen ...

, to the north of

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

(1162 or 1163–c. 1169; site abandoned) * Elvedgaard Charterhouse, Søndersø, island of Fyn (proposed 1475; not proceeded with because of insufficient endowment, and founded instead as a hospital of the Order of the Holy Ghost) *

Glenstrup Charterhouse Glenstrup Abbey was a Benedictine monastery occupied briefly at various points during its history by the Carthusians as Glenstrup Charterhouse and by the Bridgettines. The abbey was located at Glenstrup near Randers, Denmark. History Benedictine mo ...

, Glenstrup, Mariagerfjord (Benedictine monks; Carthusian foundation here proposed c. 1428–30, but formally abandoned for lack of funds in 1446. The project was for a time under the management of the

Bishop of Aarhus The former Diocese of Aarhus ( da, Aarhus Stift) was a Roman Catholic diocese in Denmark, founded in the 10th century and dissolved during the Protestant Reformation. The diocese included the counties of Aarhus and Randers, the islands of ...

, and the proposed charterhouse here was also sometimes referred to as Aarhus Charterhouse).

France

* La Grande Chartreuse, Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse near

Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png , image size = , caption = From upper left: Panorama of the city, Grenoble’s cable cars, place Saint- ...

(Isère), mother house of the Carthusian Order (extant since 1084: 1084–1792, 1816–1903, 1940– ) * Abbeville Charterhouse, also Thuison Charterhouse or Val-Saint-Honoré Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Honoré de Thuison-lès-Abbeville'', ''Chartreuse Val-Saint-Honoré''),

Abbeville Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital o ...

(Somme) (1300–1791) * Aillon Charterhouse, also Mont-Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Aillon'', ''Chartreuse Mont-Sainte-Marie''), in

Aillon-le-Jeune Aillon-le-Jeune (; Arpitan: ''Alyon-le-Joueno'') is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 433. Demographics See also *Communes of the Savoie department Th ...

, Le Châtelard, (Savoie) (1178–1793) * Aix Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Marthe d'Aix'') in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

(Bouches-du-Rhône) (1623–1791) * Apponay Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Apponay''), Rémilly (Nièvre)(1185–1790) * Arvière Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Arvière''), Lochieu (Ain) (1132–1791) * Auray Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Michel-du-Champ d'Auray''),

Auray Auray (; br, An Alre, or simply ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are called ''Alréens'' (French) and ''Alreiz'' (Breton). Geography The city is surround ...

, Brech, (Morbihan) (1480–1791; built as a men's collegiate foundation soon after 1364; bought in 1810 by two priests for a school for deaf mutes) * Basseville Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Val-Saint-Jean, Basseville'') in Pousseaux (Nièvre) (1328–1791) * Bellary Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de l'Annonciation de la Sainte-Vierge''), Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis, Donzy (Nièvre) (1209–1791) * ''Bellevue Charterhouse, Beauvoir Charterhouse or Belvezer Charterhouse, see Saïx'' * Bonlieu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonlieu''), Bonlieu, Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux (Jura) (1171–1791) * Bonnefoy Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonnefoy'') in Le Béage (Ardèche) (1156–1791) * Bonpas Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonpas'' or ''Bompas''),

Caumont-sur-Durance Caumont-sur-Durance (, literally ''Caumont on Durance''; oc, Caumont de Durença) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 4,885. Geography The ri ...

(Vaucluse) (1318–1792; previously a house of the

Knights Hospitallers The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic military order. It was headq ...

from 1281) * Bordeaux Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Miséricorde''),

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture ...

(Gironde) (1383–1460; 1605–1790) * Bosserville Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de l'Immaculée Conception, Bosserville''),

Art-sur-Meurthe Art-sur-Meurthe (, literally ''Art on Meurthe'') is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France. Population In the past, inhabitants of Art-sur-Meurthe were known by their neighbours as ''haut-la-queue'' ("hoity-toity ...

(Meurthe-et-Moselle) (1666–1792; noviciate house 1835–1901; exiled to Saxon 1901 and moved to Pleterje in 1903) * Bourbon-lès-Gaillon Charterhouse or Aubevoye Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Bourbon-lès-Gaillon'', ''Chartreuse d'Aubevoye'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance''), Aubevoye near Gaillon (Eure) (1572–1791) * Bourgfontaine Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Fontaine-Notre-Dame de Bourgfontaine''), Pisseleux,

Villers-Cotterêts Villers-Cotterêts () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, France. It is notable as the signing-place in 1539 of the '' Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts'' discontinuing the use of Latin in official French documents, and as ...

(Aisne) (1325–1792) * La Boutillerie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Boutillerie'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs''),

Fleurbaix Fleurbaix (; vls, Vloerbeek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the ...

(Pas-de-Calais) (1618–1792) * Bouvante Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Bouvante'', ''Chartreuse du Val-Sainte-Marie''), Bouvante (Drôme) (1144–1791) * ''Bugey, see Saint-Sulpice'' * Cahors Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Temple de Cahors''),

Cahors Cahors (; oc, Caors ) is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Que ...

(Lot) (1328–1791) * ''Carcassonne, see La Loubatiere'' * Chalais Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Chalais''),

Voreppe Voreppe () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration).Champmol Charterhouse The Chartreuse de Champmol, formally the ''Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinité de Champmol'', was a Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of Dijon, which is now in France, but in the 15th century was the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. The monast ...

(''Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinité de Champmol''),

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earl ...

(Côte-d'Or) (1383–1791) * ''La Correrie, see La Grande Chartreuse'' * Currières Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Currières''), Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (Isère) (1296–1791; acted as the infirmary for the nearby Grande Chartreuse) * Douai Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Joseph-et-Morand''),

Douai Douai (, , ,; pcd, Doï; nl, Dowaai; formerly spelled Douay or Doway in English) is a city in the Nord département in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Located on the river Scarpe some from Lille and from Arras, Do ...

(Nord) (1654–1791) * Durbon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre Dame de Durbon''),

Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Sant Julian de Buechaine'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. It is popular for skiing during the winter and for walks in the mountains during the summer. Popula ...

(Hautes-Alpes) (monks 1116–1791; nuns, originally from Bertaud, occupied the dependencies 1446–1601) * Les Écouges Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Surveillants des Écouges''), Saint-Gervais, Vinay (Isère) (1116–1422) * Fontenay Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Fontenay''),

Beaune Beaune () is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Lyon and Dijon. Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France, and the center of Burgundy wine production and business. The annu ...

(Côte-d'Or) (1328–1791) * Fourvoirie in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, the order's distillery of chartreuse: built 1860; moved to Tarragona 1903, returned 1933; destroyed by a landslide in 1935, and re-established at

Voiron Voiron (; frp, Vouèron) is a commune (French municipality) in the ninth district of the Isère department in southeastern France. It is the capital of the canton of Voiron and has been part of the Grenoble-Alpes Métropole since 2010. Voiro ...

, where it remains) * Le Glandier Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Glandier''),

Beyssac Beyssac (; oc, Baissac) is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France. Population Personalities Beyssac was the birthplace of Étienne Aubert (1282 or 1295–1362), who became pope as Pope Innocent VI, and of Suzanne Lacore – ...

(Corrèze) (1219–1791; 1869–1901) * ''Gosnay, see Val Saint-Esprit'' * Isles Charterhouse (''Chartreuse d'Isles''), near

Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near ...

(possibly Isle Aumont) (1325–1428; moved to Troyes (La Prée)) * Koenigshoffen Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Mont-Sainte-Marie de Koenigshoffen''), Koenigshoffen, a district of Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) (1355–1591; destroyed by Protestants; the community settled at Molsheim) * Largentière Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre Dame de la Pré'' or ''de la Prée''),

(Aube) (1325–1428 in Troyes (''Isles'' or Isle Aumont), 1428–1620 in Troyes (La Prée), 1620–1792 in Troyes (Largentière)) * Le Liget Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame et Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Liget''),

Chemillé-sur-Indrois Chemillé-sur-Indrois (, literally ''Chemillé on Indrois'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Geography The Indrois flows west through the commune and crosses the village. Population See also * Communes of the In ...

(Indre-et-Loire) (1178–1791) * La Loubatière Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Loubatière'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Beaulieu''),

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(Aude)(1320–1427) * Lugny Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Lugny''),

Leuglay Leuglay () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France. The communes coopera ...

(Côte-d’Or) (1170–1791) *

Lyon Charterhouse The Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux (french: Église Saint-Bruno des Chartreux, or the ''Church of Saint Bruno of the Carthusians'') is a Roman Catholic church located in Lyon, France. Until the French Revolution, it was the church of Lyon C ...

(''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Lys-du-Saint-Esprit de Lyon''),

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

(Rhône) (1584–1791; between 1810 and 1901 the buildings accommodated the diocesan missionary society, known as the ''Société des Chartreux de Lyon'') * ''Macourt, see Valenciennes'' * Maillard Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Maillard''), Amillis (Seine-et-Marne) (1504–1509) * Marienfloss Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Marienfloss''), Marienfloss near

Sierck Sierck-les-Bains (, Lorraine Franconian: ''Siirk''/''Siirck'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Localities of the commune: Rudling, Kœnigsberg (German: Rudlingen, Königsberg) Language Revitalization ...

(Moselle) (1415–1431) * ''Marly, see Valenciennes'' * Marseille Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Marseille''),

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fran ...

(Bouches-du-Rhône) (1633–1791) * Meyriat Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Meyriat''),

Vieu-d'Izenave Vieu-d'Izenave (, literally ''Vieu of Izenave''; frp, Viu-d’Isenâva) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography Climate Vieu-d'Izenave has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annua ...

(Ain) (1116–1792) * Molsheim Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Molsheim''),

Molsheim Molsheim () is a commune and a subprefecture in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

(Bas-Rhin) (1600–1792; settled by the displaced community of Koenigshoffen). Now a museum: Musée de la Chartreuse * Mont-Dieu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Mont-Dieu''), Le Mont-Dieu, Raucourt (Ardennes) (1134–1791) *

Montmerle Charterhouse Montmerle Charterhouse (french: Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Montmerle du Val-Saint-Étienne, la, Mons Merula) is a former charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in Lescheroux, in the arrondissement of Bourg-en-Bresse and the canton of Saint-Tr ...

(''Chartreuse Montmerle'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-du-Val-Saint-Étienne''), formerly Montmerle Priory, Lescheroux (Ain) (Benedictines from 1070; Carthusians 1210–1792) * Montreuil Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés'')

Neuville-sous-Montreuil Neuville-sous-Montreuil (, literally ''Neuville under Montreuil'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Neuville-sous-Montreuil is a suburb east of Montreuil-sur-Mer, on the D113 road ...

Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ...

(Pas-de-Calais) (1323–1791; 1870–1901, when exiled to Parkminster; buildings now occupied by the ''Famille monastique de Bethléem'') * Montrieux Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Montrieux''), Méounes-lès-Montrieux (Var) (extant) (1117–1790, 1861–1901, and 1929– ) * Mortemart Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Mortemart''), Mortemart,

Mézières-sur-Issoire Mézières-sur-Issoire (; oc, Masères) is a former commune in the Haute-Vienne department in west-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Issoire.Caux (Hérault) (1825–1901, 1936–1977; thereafter Dominicans) * Moulins Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Joseph de Moulins'') in Moulins (Allier) (1623–1790) * Nancy Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Anne de Nancy''), Laxou, Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) (1632–1666; transferred to Bosserville) * Nantes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Donatien-et-Rogatien de Nantes'') in

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabit ...

(Loire-Atlantique) (1446–1791) * Noyon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Mont-Saint-Louis'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Mont-Renaud''),

Passel Passel () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. See also *Communes of the Oise department The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunali ...

Noyon Noyon (; pcd, Noéyon; la, Noviomagus Veromanduorum, Noviomagus of the Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, northern France. Geography Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, a ...

(Oise) (1308–1791) * Oiron Charterhouse otherwise Oyron Charterhouse (''Chartreuse d'Oyron'' or ''d'Oiron''),

Oiron Oiron () is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Plaine-et-Vallées.

(Deux-Sèvres) (1396–1446) * Orléans Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Lazare''),

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Saint-Denis-d'Orques Saint-Denis-d'Orques () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of Fr ...

(Sarthe) (1236–1791) * ''Paris, see Vauvert'' * ''Passel, see Noyon'' *

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Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population ...

(Seine-Maritime): ** ''Chartreuse Notre Dame de la Rose'' (1384–1682; transferred to St. Julien) ** ''Chartreuse Saint Julien'' (1667–1791; leper hospital from before 1183; Benedictine monks from 1600; Carthusians from 1667) * Pierre-Châtel Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Pierre-Châtel''),

Virignin Virignin () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department *List of medieval bridges in France The list of medieval bridges in France comprises all bridges built between 500 an ...

(Ain) (1384–1791) * ''Le Pin, see La Sylve-Bénite'' * Pomier Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Pomier''), Pomier, Présilly (Haute-Savoie) (1170–1793) * Port-Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Port-Sainte-Marie''),

Chapdes-Beaufort Chapdes-Beaufort () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

, Pontgibaud (Puy-de-Dôme) (1219–1792) *

Portes Charterhouse Portes may refer to: Places France * Antheuil-Portes, in the Oise ''department'' *Les Portes-en-Ré, in the Charente-Maritime ''département'' *Portes-en-Valdaine, in the Drôme ''département'' * Portes, Eure, in the Eure ''département'' *Por ...

(''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Portes''), Bénonces (Ain) (extant; 1115–1791; 1855–1901 (exiled to Saxon); 1971–today) * La Prée (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de la Prée''),

(1325–1428 in Isles, 1428–1620 in Troyes (La Prée), 1620–1792 in Troyes (Largentière)) * Le Puy Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Charensac''), Brives-Charensac,

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its ...

(Haute-Loire) (1628–1791) * Le Reposoir Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Reposoir''),

Le Reposoir Le Reposoir (; frp, Le Rpojeû) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Geography Situated at the foot of the Col de la Colombière and is known as one of the most picturesque re ...

(Haute-Savoie) (1151–1793, 1846–1855, 1860–1901; exiled to Loèche; Carmelites since 1932) *

Rettel Charterhouse Rettel () is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 Communes of France, communes of the Moselle (department), Mosel ...

(''Chartreuse Saint-Sixte de Rettel''),

Rettel Rettel () is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France. The commune ...

(Moselle) (1431–1792) * Ripaille Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Maurice-et-Lazare et Annonciade de Ripaille''),

Thonon-les-Bains Thonon-les-Bains (; frp, Tonon), often simply referred to as Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 35,241. Thonon-les-Bains ...

(Haute-Savoie) (1624–1793) * Rodez Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame d’Aveyron''),

Rodez Rodez ( or ; oc, Rodés, ) is a small city and commune in the South of France, about 150 km northeast of Toulouse. It is the prefecture of the department of Aveyron, region of Occitania (formerly Midi-Pyrénées). Rodez is the seat o ...

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants of ...

(1511–1791) * Romans Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Romans''), Romans (Drôme) (1791–1813; the monks of Val-Sainte-Marie, Bouvantes, took refuge here during the Revolution) * Saint-Sulpice Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Sulpice en Bugey''), Thézillieu (Ain) (1120–1130; opted to become Cistercian, and settled from Pontigny) * Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez''), Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (Loire) (1280–1792) * Saïx Charterhouse, otherwise Bellevue Charterhouse, Beauvoir Charterhouse or Belvezer Charterhouse (''Chartreuise de Saïx'', ''Chartreuse Notre-Dame-de-Bellevue de Saïx''), Saïx,

Castres Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lang ...

(Tarn) (1361–1567; 1647–1791) * Seillon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Seillon''),

Péronnas Péronnas () is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography The Veyle forms part of the commune's western border. Population Sport and leisure Péronnas has a football club FC Bourg-P ...

(Ain) (Carthusians to 1169; Franciscans 1178–1792) * Sélignac Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Sélignac'' or ''Chartreuse du Val-Saint-Martin de Sélignac''), Simandre-sur-Suran (Ain) (1202–1792 and 1929–2001; continues to operate as a lay house, Maison St Bruno, within the Order) * La Sylve-Bénite Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Sylve-Bénite''), Le Pin, Virieu (Isère) (1116–1792) * Toulouse Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Toulouse''),

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. The city is on t ...

(Haute-Garonne) (1569–1791; today a parish church) * ''Troyes, see Isles, La Prée and Largentière'' * Val Saint-Esprit Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Saint Esprit''), Gosnay,

Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Geography Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...

(Pas-de-Calais) (1329–1791) (double monastery with Mont Sainte-Marie in Gosnay) * Val Saint-Georges Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Saint-Georges''),

Pouques-Lormes Pouques-Lormes () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Demographics On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 158. See also *Communes of the Nièvre department The following is a list of the 309 communes of the N ...

(Nièvre) (1234–1792) * Val Saint-Hugon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Saint-Hugon''),

Arvillard Arvillard is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by ...

, La Rochette (Savoie) (1172–1793; today a Buddhist centre) * Val Saint-Pierre Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Val Saint-Pierre''), Braye-en-Thiérache (Aisne) (1140–1791) * Val Sainte-Aldegonde Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Val Sainte-Aldegonde''), Longuenesse (Pas-de-Calais) (1298–1791) * ''Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction'' in

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (; Provençal: ''Vilanòva d’Avinhon'') is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It can also be spelled ''Villeneuve-lez-Avignon''. History In the 6th century the Benedictine abbey of St André was foun ...

(Gard) (1356–1792) * Val-Dieu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Val-Dieu''), Feings (Orne) (1170–1791) * Valbonne Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Valbonne'') in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson (Gard) (1203-1792; Protestant 1836–1901) * Valenciennes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Valenciennes''),

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a ...

(Nord) (1288 in Val St. Paul; moved to Valenciennes 1293; moved to Macourt-lez-Marly ?–1794) * Vallon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Vallon''),

Bellevaux Bellevaux (; frp, Balavô) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, comm ...

(Haute-Savoie) (1138-1628; moved to Ripaille) * Valprofonde Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Valprofonde''), Béon (Yonne) (1301–1791) * Vauclaire Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Vauclaire''), Montignac,

Montpon-Ménestérol Montpon-Ménestérol (; oc, Montpaun e Menestairòu) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune was created in 1964 by the merger of the former communes Montpon-sur-l'Isle and Ménestérol-Mo ...

(Dordogne) (1328–1790, 1858–1901) * Vaucluse Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Vaucluse''), Onoz (Jura) (1125 or 1139 -1791) * Vauvert Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Vauvert'') in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

(founded 1257 in Gentilly; moved 1258 to the site of the abandoned '' Château de Vauvert'', adjacent to the site of the present

Jardin du Luxembourg The Jardin du Luxembourg (), known in English as the Luxembourg Garden, colloquially referred to as the Jardin du Sénat (Senate Garden), is located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Creation of the garden began in 1612 when Marie de ...

; dissolved 1792) * La Verne Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Verne''),

Collobrières Collobrières (; oc, Colobrieras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,874. Geography Climate Collobrières has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate ...

(Var) (1170–1791; from 1983 Congregation of Bethlehem) * Villefranche Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur de Villefranche''),

Villefranche-de-Rouergue Villefranche-de-Rouergue (; oc, Vilafranca de Roergue ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Villefranche-de-Rouergue station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac. History At the end of the Albigensi ...

(Aveyron) (1450–1791) * ''Voiron (distillery), see Fourvoirie''

Germany

* Ahrensbök Charterhouse (''Kartause Marientempel'' or ''Templum Beatae Mariae''), Ahrensbök near

Lübeck Lübeck (; Low German also ), officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck (german: Hansestadt Lübeck), is a city in Northern Germany. With around 217,000 inhabitants, Lübeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and in the stat ...

(Schleswig-Holstein) (1397–1564) * Astheim Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienbrück''), Astheim near

Volkach Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the ''Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken'' (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700. History Located outside the town but inside the mun ...

(Bavaria) (1408–1803) * Buxheim Charterhouse (''Kartause Maria Saal''),

Buxheim Buxheim is a municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and ...

(Bavaria) (1402–1803; the only Imperial charterhouse 'Reichskartause'' previously a men's collegiate foundation, 1100–1402; from 1926, Salesians) * Christgarten Charterhouse (''Kartause Christgarten''),

Ederheim Ederheim is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. References

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Nördlingen Nördlingen (; Swabian: ''Nearle'' or ''Nearleng'') is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674. It is located approximately east of Stuttgart, and northwest of Munich. It was bu ...

(Bavaria) (1384–1552; 1631–1648) * Cologne Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Barbara''),

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1334–1794; the church is now St. Barbara's Evangelical parish church) *

Eisenach Charterhouse Eisenach Charterhouse (german: Kartause Eisenach) is a former charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, in Eisenach in Thüringia, Germany, founded in 1378 and suppressed in 1525. History The charterhouse ''Domus Vallis Sanctae Elisabeth'', d ...

(''Kartause Sankt Elisabeth von Krimmelbach''),

Eisenach Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, sit ...

(Thuringia) (1378–1525; now Kartausgarten) * Engelgarten Charterhouse, also known as Würzburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Engelgarten''),

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the '' Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzbur ...

(Bavaria) (1348/52–1803) *

Eppenberg Charterhouse Eppenberg Charterhouse (german: Kartause Eppenberg) was a Charterhouse (monastery), charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, now a ruin, situated on the Eppenberg next to the Heiligenberg in Gensungen, now part of Felsberg, Germany, Felsberg in Hess ...

, also known as Vogelsberg Charterhouse (''Kartause Sancti Johannis Baptistae''), Gensungen in Felsberg (Hesse) (1440–1532/1586; previously Premonstratensian canonesses, c. 1217–1438) *

Erfurt Charterhouse Erfurt Charterhouse (german: Kartäuserkloster Erfurt, ''Kartäuserkloster St. Salvatorberg''; la, Domus montis Sancti Salvatoris) is a former charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany. It was founded in the 1370s: bui ...

(''Kartause Sankt Salvatorberg''),

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits ...

(Thuringia) (1371–1802) * ''Flüren, see Wesel'' *

Frankfurt Charterhouse Frankfurt Charterhouse (german: Kartäuserkloster Frankfurt (Oder)) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse in Frankfurt an der Oder in Brandenburg, Germany. History The charterhouse, dedicated as ' ("House of the Mercy of God"; ) was found ...

(''Kartause Barmherzigkeit Gottes''),

Frankfurt an der Oder Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German ...

(Brandenburg) (1396–1568) *

Freiburg Charterhouse Freiburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Freiburg'') is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Freiburg Charterhouse was founded in 1345 or 1346 by Johannes Schnewlin (Snewelin, ...

(''Kartause Sankt Johannisberg''),

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

(Baden-Württemberg) (1346–1782) * Grünau Charterhouse (''Kartause Neuzelle''),

Schollbrunn Schollbrunn is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the '' Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Administrative Community) of Kreuzwertheim. It has ...

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Hasloch Hasloch is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the '' Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the '' Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' of Kreuzwertheim. Hasloch has a population close to 1, ...

(Bavaria) (c. 1328–1557, 1629–1802) * Güterstein Charterhouse (''Kartause Güterstein''), Güterstein near

Bad Urach Bad Urach () is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Reutlingen, at the foot of the Swabian ''Alb'' (or Swabian Alps in English), and is known for its spa and therapeutic bath. Ne ...

(Baden-Württemberg) (1439–1535; previously a Cistercian priory and a Benedictine priory) *

Hildesheim Charterhouse Hildesheim Charterhouse (german: Kartause Hildesheim, ; la, Domus Claustri Beatae Mariae) is a former Carthusian monastery or charterhouse in Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. History The charterhouse was founded by Gerhard vom Berge ( ...

(''Kartause Marienkloster''),

Hildesheim Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the ...

(Lower Saxony) (1387–1777) * Ilmbach Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariengarten''), Prichsenstadt (Bavaria) (1453–1803) * ''Kiedrich, see Mainz'' *

Koblenz Charterhouse Koblenz Charterhouse (german: Kartause Koblenz) was a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stood on the Beatusberg, a hill that forms the north-easterly tip of the Hunsrück overlooking the city. T ...

(''Kartause Sankt Beatusberg''),

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 B.C. Its na ...

(Rhineland-Palatinate) (1331–1802) * Konradsburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Mariæ Verkündigung''),

Konradsburg The Konradsburg is a former castle, monastery and manor house near Ermsleben in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Castle Konradsburg was first mentioned in 1021 and was originally built to protect the imperial demesne ('' Reichsgut'') ...

near Ermsleben (Saxony-Anhalt) (1477–1525; previously Benedictine monks) * Konz Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Bruno''), Karthaus, Konz, formerly known as Merzlich (Rhineland-Palatinate) (1680–1802; settled by the displaced community of St. Alban's Charterhouse, Trier) * Mainz Charterhouse (''Kartause Peterstal'', later ''Kartause Michelsberg''), on the Sankt-Michaelsberg,

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-west, with Ma ...

(Rhineland-Palatinate) (founded 1308 in the ''Tal Neuhaus'' or ''Peterstal'' in

Kiedrich Kiedrich is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the '' Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Geography Kiedrich lies in the Rheingau on the south slope of the Taunus, approximately 2 km north from the town of Elt ...

; moved to Mainz 1324; dissolved 1781) *

Maria Hain Charterhouse Marienau Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienau'') is a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, the successor to the Maria Hain Charterhouse in Düsseldorf, located since 1964 in Marienau, a part of Bad Wurzach, district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württem ...

(''Kartause Maria Hain''),

Unterrath Unterrath is one of the 50 quarters of the City of Düsseldorf, Germany. Located in the north of the city, it is part of Borough 6. It is near Düsseldorf Airport.

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Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (founded 1869; moved to Bad Wurzach in 1964 as Marienau Charterhouse) * Marienau Charterhouse near

Bad Wurzach Bad Wurzach (until 1950 Wurzach) is a small spa town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is a well known health-resort destination, and home to the oldest bog spa (in German: ''Moorheilbad'') in Baden-Württemberg, as well ...

(Baden-Württemberg) (extant since 1964, when the community from Hain settled here) * Marienburg Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienburg''), Weddern in the parish of Dülmen (North Rhine-Westphalia) (1476–1802) *

Marienehe Charterhouse Marienehe Charterhouse, also sometimes referred to as Rostock Charterhouse (german: Kartause Marienehe, ''Kartause Himmelszinnen'' la, Coeli Moenia: "battlements of Heaven" or ''Kartause Rostock''), was a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in ...

(''Kartause Marienehe''),

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, ...

(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) (1396–1552) * Marienkron Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienkron'') near Rügenwalde (founded 1394 in

Körlin Karlino (formerly german: Körlin an der Persante) is a town in Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 5,729 (2004). Up to the Potsdam Agreement of 1945 it was part of Germany, a town in the Province ...

; from 1407 in Rügenwalde; dissolved 1534) * Martinstal Charterhouse (''Kartause Jesu Christi Verklärung am Martinstal''), Crimmitschau near Neukirchen,

Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-largest city of Saxony after Leipzig, Dresden and Chemnitz and it is the seat of the Zwickau District. The West Saxon city is situated in the valley of the Zwickau Mulde (German: ...

(Saxony) (1478–1527; formerly a canonry, ruined by the Hussites in 1430) * ''Nördlingen, see Christgarten'' * Nuremberg Charterhouse (''Kartause Marienzell''),

Nuremberg Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...

(Bavaria) (1380–1525; today part of the

Germanisches Nationalmuseum The Germanisches National Museum is a museum in Nuremberg, Germany. Founded in 1852, it houses a large collection of items relating to German culture and art extending from prehistoric times through to the present day. The Germanisches National ...

) *

Prüll Charterhouse Prüll Charterhouse, previously Prüll Abbey (''Kartause'' or ''Kloster Prüll''), is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany. History The monastery, dedicated to Saint Vitus, was established as Prüll ...

(''Kartause Sankt Veit''), Prüll in Regensburg (Bavaria) (1483–1803) * ''Regensburg, see Prüll'' * ''Rostock, see Marienehe'' * Trier Charterhouse (''Kartause Sankt Alban''),

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

(Rhineland-Palatinate) (1331–1674; moved to Merzlich, now known as Konz-Karthaus) * Tückelhausen Charterhouse (''Kartause Heilszelle''), Ochsenfurt (Bavaria) (1351–1803) * ''Vogelberg or Vogelsberg, see Eppenberg'' *

Vogelsang Charterhouse Vogelsang Charterhouse (german: Kartause zum Vogelsang bei Jülich; la, Domus compassionis Beatae Mariae in Cantavio prope Iuliacum) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse near Jülich in the present North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, founded ...

(''Kartause Mariae Mitleiden''), near

Jülich Jülich (; in old spellings also known as ''Guelich'' or ''Gülich'', nl, Gulik, french: Juliers, Ripuarian: ''Jöllesch'') is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. As a border region betwe ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1478–1802) * Wesel Charterhouse (''Kartause Insula Reginae Coeli''), Gravinsel in Flüren, between

Wesel Wesel () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district. Geography Wesel is situated at the confluence of the Lippe River and the Rhine. Division of the city Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrigh ...

and Büderich,

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (1417–1590; the community eventually settled a new charterhouse in Xanten, in 1623) * ''Würzburg, see Engelgarten'' * Xanten Charterhouse (''Kartause Insula Reginae Coeli''),

Xanten Xanten (, Low Rhenish: ''Santen'') is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the worl ...

(North Rhine-Westphalia) (settled by displaced community from Wesel 1623; dissolved 1802)

Hungary

* Ercsi Charterhouse, at

Ercsi Ercsi is a town in central Hungary, located around 35 km south of Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and th ...

, island of Csepel (1238–1253; formerly a Benedictine abbey, founded end of the 12th century; buildings given to Cistercians 1253) * Lővőld Charterhouse (St. Michael's Valley), at Varoslőd, near

Lake Balaton Lake Balaton () is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations. The Zala River provides the largest inflow of water to the lake, and ...

(1347–1552) * Tárkány or Felsőtárkány Charterhouse, at

Felsőtárkány Felsőtárkány is a municipality in the Eger District of Heves county, Hungary. Geography The municipality lies in the Tárkány basin, at the foothills of the Bükk Mountains, on an area of 7734.6 hectares, 6 km northeast from Eger in ...

near

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bu ...

(1330–1543)

Ireland

* Kinalehin Charterhouse, also Kinaleghin Charterhouse ("House of God"), near Abbey, in the parish of

Duniry Duniry is a small village between Tynagh and Abbey, in County Galway, Ireland. Nearby is the townland of Limehill, the south of which has a bog. Duniry's most noted landmark was Egan's castle, now derelict; it flourished from 1450 to 1600 an ...

(Co. Galway), diocese of Clonfert ( 249 x 1256��1341; house surrendered to the bishop of Clonfert and granted in 1371 to the Friars Minor or Franciscans, and from then on known as

Kinalehin Friary Kinalehin Friary (also Kinaleghin; Irish: ''Mainistir Chineál Fhéichín''), originally a medieval charterhouse or Carthusian monastery and later a Franciscan friary, is a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Kinalehin Charte ...

Italy

* Albenga Charterhouse or Toirano Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Pietro dei Monti di Toirano'' or ''Certosa di Monte San Pietro''),

Albenga Albenga ( lij, Arbenga; la, Albingaunum) is a city and ''comune'' situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of ''city of a hundred spires''. The economy is ...

(Savona) (1315–1799; previously a Benedictine monastery, San Pietro dei Monti, united in 1315 to Casotto Charterhouse; became autonomous c.1320; transferred to buildings further down the same valley in 1495) * ''Allerengelberg, see Schnals'' * Asti Charterhouse (''Certosa d'Asti''),

Asti Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a '' comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deeme ...

(1387–1801; previously a

Vallombrosan The Vallombrosians (alternately spelled Vallombrosans, Vallumbrosians or Vallumbrosans) are a monastic religious order in the Catholic Church. They are named after the location of their motherhouse founded in Vallombrosa ( la, Vallis umbrosa, sha ...

monastery) * Avigliana Charterhouse (''Certosa della Santa Trinità di Avigliana''), Avigliana (1598–1630; originally a house of the Humiliati; given to the Carthusians of Banda in 1595, whose community moved here in 1598; requisitioned and destroyed for military purposes in 1630, and the community transferred temporarily to Montebenedetto; given Collegno Charterhouse as a replacement for Avigliana in 1642) * Banda Charterhouse (''Certosa di Banda''), Villar Focchiardo (Val di Susa (Piedmont) (1498–1598; settled by the displaced community from Montebenedetto Charterhouse; moved to Avigliana) * Belriguardo Charterhouse (''Certosa della Purificazione di Maria''),

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

(1345–1636) *

Bologna Charterhouse The Certosa di Bologna is a former Carthusian monastery (or charterhouse) in Bologna, northern Italy, which was founded in 1334 and suppressed in 1797. In 1801 it became the city's Monumental Cemetery which would be much praised by Byron and ot ...

(''Certosa di San Girolamo di Bologna''),

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

(1334–1804) * ''Calci, see Pisa'' * Capri Charterhouse ('' Certosa di San Giacomo''),

Capri Capri ( , ; ; ) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrento Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town of Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has bee ...

(1370–1808) * Casotto Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria di Casotto''), Garessio (Asti) (1170 or 1183–1802) * Catania Charterhouse (''Certosa Dominae Nostrae Novae Lucis''), Catania,

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(1360–1381) * Cervara Abbey or La Cervara (''Abbazia della Cervara'', ''Abbazia di San Girolamo al Monte di Portofino''),

Santa Margherita Ligure Santa Margherita Ligure ( lij, Santa Margaita) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about southeast of Genoa, in the area traditionally known as Tigullio. It has a port, used fo ...

(1901–1936; a former Benedictine abbey converted to a college of the

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, the ''Collegio di San Girolamo'', used as a house of refuge for the exiled French communities from Montrieux and Mougères) * Chiaramonte Charterhouse (''Certosa di Chiaramonte'', ''Certosa della Valle di San Nicolò''), Chiaramonte (1392–1808) * Collegno Charterhouse (''Certosa dell'Annunciazione di Collegno''),

Collegno Collegno (; pms, Colegn ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin. It occupies an alluvial plain at the end of the Val di Susa, between Rivoli and Turin, ...

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th ...

(1642–1855; settled by the displaced community of Avigliana from temporary accommodation at Montebenedetto; after 1855, the community remained together at La Safforona, until dispersed in 1863) * Farneta Charterhouse (''Certosa di Farneta''),

Lucca Lucca ( , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the Serchio River, in a fertile plain near the Ligurian Sea. The city has a population of about 89,000, while its province has a population of 383,957. Lucca is known as ...

(extant since 1338) * Ferrara Charterhouse (''Certosa San Cristoforo''),

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

(1452–1801) * Florence Charterhouse (''Certosa di Firenze'' or ''Certosa San Lorenzo del Galluzzo''), Galluzzo near

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...

(founded 1345, dissolved as a charterhouse in the 1960s; from the 1960s onwards occupied by Cistercian monks) * ''Galluzzo, see Florence'' * Garegnano Charterhouse (''Certosa di Garegnano''),

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

(1349–1779) * Genoa Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Bartolommeo di Genova''), Rivarolo Ligure,

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of t ...

(1297–1798) *

Gorgona Charterhouse Gorgona Abbey, later Gorgona Charterhouse (''Certosa di Gorgona''), was a monastery on the small island of Gorgona in the Mediterranean between Corsica and the coast of Tuscany. It was abandoned in 1425. The remnants of the Abbey's ground are now ...

(''Certosa di Santa Maria e San Gorgonio di Gorgona''), island of Gorgona (Livorno) (1373–1425; abandoned in 1425, and community united with that of Pisa; sold in 1776) * Guglionesi Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Giovanni Battista e della Porta del Paradiso di Guglionesi'', or ''Charterhouse of St. John the Baptist and the Gate of Paradise''), Guglionesi near Termoli (Campobasso) (1338–1420; united to Naples) *

Losa Charterhouse Montebenedetto Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Montebenedetto) is a former Carthusian monastery (or charterhouse) in the Val di Susa in Piedmont, Northern Italy. History In 1189-91 the Carthusians founded Losa Charterhouse (''Certosa della Losa'') ...

(''Certosa della Losa''), Losa in

Gravere Gravere (french: Gravière) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin. Until 1713, it was the first commune in the Val di Susa in the Duchy of Savoy when coming ...

Susa Valley The Susa Valley ( it, Val di Susa; pms, Valsusa; french: Val de Suse; oc, Val d'Ors) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the so ...

, Piedmont (1189–1197; community moved to

Montebenedetto Charterhouse Montebenedetto Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Montebenedetto) is a former Carthusian monastery (or charterhouse) in the Val di Susa in Piedmont, Northern Italy. History In 1189-91 the Carthusians founded Losa Charterhouse (''Certosa della Losa'') a ...

) * Maggiano Charterhouse (''Certosa di Maggiano''),

(1314–1785) * Mantua Charterhouse (''Certosa della Santa Trinità di Mantova''),

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

(1408–1782) * ''Milan, see Garegnano'' * Monbracco Charterhouse (''Certosa di Monbracco''; also Mombracco or Montebracco) (1282–1303, established as a men's house under the short-lived women's charterhouse at Belmonte di Busca; 1325–1642 as an independent monastery; ruined by war and plague; its assets were given to Collegno) * Monte Oliveto,

Pinerolo Pinerolo (; pms, Pinareul ; french: Pignerol; oc, Pineròl) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone. The Lemina torrent has its source at the boundary ...

(Turin) (1903–1904; Olivetan monastery; house of refuge for the exiled French community of La Grande Chartreuse, previously at Rosière; moved on to Farneta) * ''Monte San Pietro, see Albenga'' * Montello Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria e San Girolamo di Montello''),

Montebelluna Montebelluna is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, Italy, approximately northwest of Venice. It has an estimated population of 32,000. Montebelluna borders the following municipalities: Altivole, Caerano di San Marco, Cornuda, Crocetta del Montello ...

(Treviso) (1349–1810) *

(''Certosa di Montebenedetto''), Villar Focchiardo,

, Piedmont (1197–1498, settled by the displaced community from Losa, and moved to Banda Charterhouse; 1630–1642, settled by the displaced community from Avigliana until the completion of the new monastery at

) * Naples Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Martino''), in the

Castel Sant'Elmo Castel Sant'Elmo is a medieval fortress located on Vomero Hill adjacent to the Certosa di San Martino, overlooking Naples, Italy. The name "Sant'Elmo" derives from a former 10th-century church dedicated to Sant'Erasmo, shortened to "Ermo" and, ...

in Naples (1325–1800; 1836–1921) * Padua Charterhouse (''Certosa dei Santi Girolamo e Bernardo di Padova''), Padua 1448–1534; moved to Vigodarzere (1534–1768) * Padula Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Lorenzo di Padula''), Marsico Nuovo (Salerno) (1306–1807; 1819–1866) * ''Paradigna, see Parma'' *Certosa di Parma, Parma Charterhouse (''Certosa di Parma'', ''Certosa di Paradigna'' or ''Certosa di Maria della Schola Dei''), Parma (1285–1769) * Pavia Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria delle Grazie di Pavia''), Pavia (1396–1782; 1843–1881; 1931–1947) * Pesio Charterhouse (''Certosa di Pesio''), Chiusa di Pesio, Piedmont (1173–1802) * Pinerolo Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Brigitta di Pinerolo''),

(Turin) (1418–19; project abandoned on death of the founder) * Pisa Charterhouse or Calci Charterhouse (''Certosa di Pisa'', also ''Certosa di Calci''), Val Graziosa, Pisa (1367–1808, 1814–1969) * Pontignano Charterhouse (''Certosa di Pontignano'' or ''di San Pietro''), Castelnuovo Berardenga, near

(1343–1785) * ''Rivarolo, see Genoa'' * Rome: **''Certosa della Santa Croce di Gerusalemme'' or ''Santa Croce in Urbe'' (1363–1561; moved to Santa Marìa dei Angeli) ** ''Certosa di Santa Maria degli Angeli'' (1561–1884) * ''La Safforona, see Collegno'' * Savona Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria di Loreto di Savona''), Savona (1492–1801) * Schnals Charterhouse (''Kartause Allerengelberg''), Schnals in South Tyrol (1325–1782) * Serra San Bruno Charterhouse (''Certosa Serra San Bruno''), formerly San Stefano del Bosco, Serra San Bruno (Catanzaro) (1090–1197; 1197–1514, Cistercians; 1514–1808 ; resettled in 1856, still extant) * ''Toirano, see Albenga'' * Trisulti Charterhouse (''Certosa di Trisulti''), Collepardo near Frosinone (1204–1946) * Turin, see Collegno * Val Graziosa, see Pisa * Vedana Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Marco di Vedana''), Mas di Sedico, later Sedico itself (Belluno) (1456–1768, community of Carthusian monks, established in a former hospice and suppressed in 1768 by the Republic of Venice; re-established as a community of monks 1882–1977; 1977–1994, nuns from San Francesco; 1998–, nuns from Riva: see below under women's foundations) * Venice Charterhouse (''Certosa di Sant'Andrea del Lido di Venezia''), Venice (1422–1810) * ''Vigodarzere, see Padua''

Netherlands

* Amsterdam Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Andries-ter-Zaliger-Haven''), Amsterdam (c. 1392/93–1579) * ''Bethlehem Charterhouse, see Roermond'' * Cadzand Charterhouse (''Kartuize Cadzand''), island of Cadzand, Oostburg: charterhouse proposed by charter of Edward III of England, King Edward III of England in 1364, but not proceeded with * Delft Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Bartolomaeusdal in Jerusalem''), Delft (1470–1572) * ''Hertogenbosch Charterhouse, see Vught'' * Holland Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Joseph van Holland''), Tubbergen, Overijssel (1951–61) * Kampen Charterhouse or Sonnenberg Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Maarten op de Sonnenberg''), Oosterholt in IJsselmuiden, Kampen (Overijssel), Kampen (1485–1581) * Monnikhuisen Charterhouse (''Kartuize Beatae Mariae''), Arnhem (c. 1335/42–c. 1585) * Noordgouwe Charterhouse or Mount Zion Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sionsberg'') near Schouwen-Duiveland on the Zierikzee (1433/34–1578) * Raamsdonk Charterhouse (''Het Hollandse Huis''), Raamsdonk near Geertruidenberg (1336–1573) * Roermond Charterhouse (''Kartuize Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Bethlehem'' or ''Bethlehem Mariae''), Roermond (1376–1783) * Utrecht Charterhouse (''Kartuize Nieuwlicht'' or ''Nova Lux''; also ''Kartuize Sint Salvator''), in Bloemendaal, Utrecht (city), Utrecht (1391–1583) * Vught Charterhouse or s'Hertogenbosch Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Sophie te Constantinopel''), Vught near 's-Hertogenbosch (1466–1640)

Poland

* Gidle Charterhouse, near Częstochowa (1641–1819) * Grabow Charterhouse, near Stettin (1360–1538) * Kartuzy Charterhouse in Kartuzy, west of Gdańsk(1380–1826) ''Karthaus Marienparadies'' * Kraków Charterhouse, Krakow: arrangements for this foundation were made in 1479 but the project was abandoned * Liegnitz Charterhouse, Legnica (Liegnitz) in Lower Silesia (1423–1548) * Połaniec Charterhouse, Połaniec: proposed 1425 but not proceeded with * Przemyśl Charterhouse, Przemyśl: proposed 1602 but not proceeded with * Schivelbein Charterhouse, Swidwin (Schivelbein) in Pomerania(suppressed during the Reformation)

Portugal

* Cartuxa Santa María de Scala Coeli (Escada do Céu) in Évora (1587–2019, when the last four monks moved to Spanish monasteries; the buildings have since been occupied by the women's order of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará) * Lisbon Charterhouse or Laveiras Charterhouse (''Cartuxa Santa María de Valle Misericordiae''), Laveiras, Lisbon (1594–1833; moved from Lisbon to Laveiras in 1598)

Romania

* Oradea Charterhouse (St. Stephen's Charterhouse), at Oradea (also known as Grosswardein and Nagyvárad) (1494–1498; formerly a Premonstratensian canonry; royal foundation suppressed by the local bishop for the sake of its assets)

Slovakia

* Lechnica Charterhouse, also Červený Kláštor (monastery), Červený Kláštor ("Red Monastery"), at Lechnica (Carthusians 1320–1563; Camaldolese 1711–1782) * Letanovce Charterhouse, otherwise Lethenkow Charterhouse (also known as ''Kláštorisko'' or ''Lapis Refugii'') at Letanovce, otherwise Lethenkow (1299–1543)

Slovenia

* Freudental Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Bistra'') in Bistra, Vrhnika, Bistra near Vrhnika (1255–1782) * Geirach Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Jurklošter'') at Jurklošter (1169–1189; 1209–1591) * Pleterje Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Pleterje'') near Šentjernej (1403–1593; re-founded 1889; extant) * Seiz Charterhouse (''Kartuzijanski samostan Žiče'') near Slovenske Konjice (founded 1155–1165; dissolved 1782)

Spain

* Aniago Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Aniago''), Aniago, Villanueva de Douro, Valladolid (Castile) (1442–1808; 1815–1835) * Charterhouse of the Annunciation (''Cartuja de la Annonciade''), at Micer Bas near Valencia, Spain, Valencia (1442–45; unsuccessful foundation from nearby Porta Coeli Charterhouse, Porta Coeli) * Ara Christi Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Ara Christi''), El Puig, near Valencia (1585–1808; 1815–1835) * Ara Coeli Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Ara Coeli''), Lerida (1588–1596) * Aula Dei Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Aula Dei''), Saragossa (1564–1808, 1815–1835; 1901–2011; re-purchased in 1901 for the exiled French communities of Valbonne and Vauclaire, who arrived in that year in Cardeña and occupied Aula Dei in 1902; wound up, and premises transferred to the Chemin Neuf in 2012) * Baja Charterhouse, also known as Baxa Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Baja'' or ''Baxa'') near Saragossa (1651–1835) * ''La Cartuja, see Santa María de las Cuevas'' * Cazalla Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Cazalla (de la Sierra)''), founded from Santa María de las Cuevas (1477–1834) * Las Fuentes Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Las Fuentes''), Monegros near Lanaja, Cariñena, Aragon, Cariñena (Huesca) (1507–1558; 1589–1808; 1814–1835) * Granada Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Granada''), Granada (1516–1835) * Jerez de la Frontera Charterhouse (''Cartuja Jerez de la Frontera'' or ''Cartuja Santa María de la Defensión''), Jerez de la Frontera (1463–1835; 1948–2001) * Maresme Charterhouse (''Cartuja de San Pablo del Mar de Maresme''), Maresme, Arenys de Mar (Barcelona) (1269–1433; a Benedictine priory of Lérins Abbey founded no later than the 10th century; fell into ruin and bought by the Carthusians in 1265; settled from Scala Dei 1269; community moved to Montalegre with the former community of Vallparaíso, into which it was merged) * Miraflores Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Miraflores''), Burgos (extant since 1441) * Montalegre Charterhouse (''Cartoixa Santa-Maria de Montalegre''), Tiana (Catalonia), Tiana near Barcelona (extant; canonesses regular to 1362, charterhouse 1415–1808, 1814–1820, 1823–1835, (1867–) 1901–1939, 1944–) * El Paular Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Santa Maria de El Paular''), Rascafría near Madrid (1390–1835; part of the premises have been occupied by Benedictine monks since 1954; the remainder is a hotel) * Porta Coeli Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Porta Coeli'') near Valencia, Spain, Valencia (1272–1800s; renewed 1946, still extant) * Santa María de las Cuevas Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Santa María de las Cuevas''), on the island of La Cartuja on the Guadalquivir near Seville ( 1398–1810, established in a former Franciscan friary; 1816–1820; 1823–1835) * Scala Dei Charterhouse (''Cartoixa Scala Dei'' or ''Escaladei''), La Morera de Montsant (1285–1769) * Tarragona Distillery, Tarragona (1903–1933; distillery of chartreuse (liqueur), chartreuse established here in 1883; exiled French distiller monks from Fourvoirie moved here in 1903 and began production in 1904; returned to Fourvoirie in 1933; but a small community of 3-4 continued distillation at Tarragona until 1989) * Vall de Cristo Charterhouse (''Cartuja Vall de Cristo'') (1385–1835) * Valldemossa Charterhouse (''Cartuja Valldemossa''), Valldemossa (Majorca) (1339–1835) * Vallparadís or Vaparaíso Charterhouse (''Cartoixa de Vallparadís''), Terrassa near Barcelona (1345–1415) * Via Coeli Charterhouse (''Cartuja de Santa María Via Coeli''), Orihuela (Alicante) (1640–1681) (unable to find suitable premises, and foundation eventually abandoned)

Sweden

* Mariefred Charterhouse, formerly Gripsholm Charterhouse, Mariefred, formerly Gripsholm, near Stockholm (1493–1526)

Switzerland

* ''Basle, see St. Margaretenthal'' * ''Berne, see Thorberg'' * Géronde Charterhouse, Sierre (from before 1233 to 1331, Augustinian Canons; 1331–c. 1355/60, Carthusians; 1425–1644, Carmelites; 1651–60, Jesuits; 1803–05 and 1831–34, Trappists; Dominicans 1870–73) * Ittingen Charterhouse in Warth-Weiningen, Warth (Thurgau) (from before 1152 to 1461, Augustinian Canons; 1461–1848, Carthusians) * La Lance Charterhouse (''Chartreuse du Saint-Lieu de la Lance''), Concise (Vaud) (1317/20–1538) * Loèche, château, Agarn (Valais) (1901–1903; house of refuge for exiled French community from Le Reposoir) * Oujon Charterhouse near Arzier (Vaud) (1146/49–1537) * La Part-Dieu Charterhouse in Vaudens, Gruyères (Fribourg) (1307–1848) * Rosière, château, Grolley (Fribourg) (1902–1904; house of refuge for exiled French community from Grande Chartreuse) * St. Margarethental Charterhouse in Basle (1401–1529/36) * Saxon, casino and hotel, Saxon, Switzerland, Saxon (Valais) (1901–1903; house of refuge for exiled French communities from Bosserville, Portes and Sélignac) * Thorberg Charterhouse, now Schloss Thorberg, in Krauchthal (Berne) (1397–1528) * Val de la Paix Charterhouse (''Villa pacis'') in Chandrossel (1327–after 1333) * La Valsainte Charterhouse near Cerniat (Fribourg) (Carthusians 1294/95–1778; Trappists 1791–98, 1802–12 and 1814–15; Redemptorists 1818–26; recovered by Carthusians 1863, still extant)

United Kingdom

England

* Axholme Charterhouse, near Epworth, Lincolnshire, Epworth, Lincolnshire (1397–1538) * Beauvale Priory, Nottinghamshire (1343–1539) * Coventry Charterhouse, Coventry (1381–1539) * Hinton Priory, Somerset (1222–1539) * Hull Charterhouse, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (1377–1539) * London Charterhouse (1370–1538) * Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire (1398–1539) * Sheen Priory otherwise Richmond Priory, Surrey (1414–1539) * St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster, Cowfold, Horsham, West Sussex (extant; founded 1873; in 1903, received exiled French community of Montreuil, as well as the novices of Bosserville and Sélignac [c. 100 monks]. In 1913, the order's printing works from Tournai were installed here, where they remained until 1954). * Witham Charterhouse, Somerset (1178/79–1539)

Scotland

* Perth Charterhouse, Perth, Scotland, Perth (1429–1567)

Americas and Asia

Argentina

* San José Charterhouse (Cartuja San José), Deán Funes, Córdoba, Deán Funes, Córdoba Province, Argentina, Córdoba Province (extant since 1999) Cartuja San José 2

Brazil

* Cartuxa Nossa Senhora Medianeira, Ivorá (Rio Grande do Sul) (extant since 1984)

Republic of Korea

* Charterhouse of Our Lady of Korea, Sangju (extant since 2004)

United States

* Sky Farm (Charterhouse of Our Lady of Bethlehem), near Whitingham, Vermont, Whitingham (Vermont) (1950–60; community moved eventually to Transfiguration) * Charterhouse of the Transfiguration, Sandgate, Vermont, Sandgate (Vermont) (extant since 1970–71)

Charterhouses for women

Belgium

* Burdinne, château, Huy (Liège) (1906–1928) (house of refuge for exiled French community from Le Gard; moved on to Nonenque) * St. Anne's Charterhouse (''Kartuize Sint-Anna ter Woestijne'' or ''Chartreuse Sainte-Anne-au-Désert''; "St. Anne's Charterhouse in the Desert") in Sint-Andries, later

(1348–1783; in Bruges from 1580)

France

* La Bastide-Saint-Pierre Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Saints-Coeurs-de-Jésus-et-Marie''), Labastide-Saint-Pierre (Tarn-et-Garonne) (1854–1903; exiled to Riva, later moved to Pinerolo) * Beauregard Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Croix de Beauregard''), Coublevie (Isère) (1821/22–1978; founded by survivors of the pre-revolutionary community of Prémol; moved 1978 to Reillanne) * Bertaud Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bertaud'' or ''Notre-Dame d'Aurouse''), Rabou (Hautes-Alpes) (1188–1446, then moved to Durbon) * La Celle-Roubaud Charterhouse, also known as Sainte-Roseline Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Sainte-Roseline de la Celle-Roubaud''), Les Arcs, Var, Les Arcs (Var) (previously Benedictine nuns; 1260–1499 Carthusian nuns; from 1504, Franciscans) * Durbon Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre Dame de Durbon''),

(Hautes-Alpes) (monks 1116–1791; nuns, originally from Bertaud, occupied the dependencies 1446–1601) * Eymeu Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Eymeu Bonlieu'') in Romans-sur-Isère (Isère) (1300–1309; thereafter Benedictines) * Le Gard Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Gard''), Belloy-sur-Somme (Somme) (Cistercians 1137–1792; Carthusian nuns 1871–1906; exiled to Burdinne, resettled at Nonenque 1928) * ''Gigondas, see Prébayon and Saint-André'' * Mélan Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Mélan''), Taninges (Haute-Savoie) (1283–1793; women's collegiate foundation 1803–1906) * Mont Sainte-Marie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Mont Sainte-Marie de Gosnay''), Gosnay,

(Pas-de-Calais) (1329–1792) (double monastery with Val Saint-Esprit in Gosnay) * Nonenque Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Précieux Sang de Nonenque''), Marnhagues-et-Latour (Aveyron) (extant; Cistercians 1139–1791; 1927 onwards, Carthusian nuns of the community at Burdinne formerly exiled from Le Gard) * Parménie Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Parménie'', ''Chartreuse du Val-Croissant au Mont de Sainte-Marie''), Beaucroissant (Isère) (1257–1391, then transferred to Les Écouges) * Poleteins Charterhouse (cell) (''Chartreuse de la Bienheureuse Marie de Poleteins'') in Mionnay (Ain) (c. 1245–1605, when the sole remaining nun was transferred to Salettes and the endowment to Lyon) * Prébayon Charterhouse, later Saint-André-de-Ramières Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de Prébayon'', later known as ''Chartreuse Saint-André-de-Ramières''), Gigondas, Beaumes-de-Venise (Vaucluse) (founded c. 611 as a nunnery under the Rule of Caesarius of Arles; moved site c. 962 to Saint-André-de-Ramières but retained the name of Prébayon until c. 1227; became Carthusian c. 1155; expelled from the Order in 1336 but continued Carthusian practice as an independent house; suppressed in 1734) * Prémol Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Prémol''), Vaulnaveys-le-Haut (Isère) (1234–1792; survivors of this community founded Beauregard in 1821) * Reillanne Charterhouse (''Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Reillanne''), Reillanne (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) (extant; founded 1978 as a new home for the community of Beauregard) * ''Roubaud, see La Celle-Roubaud'' * ''Saint-André-de-Ramières, see Prébayon'' * ''Sainte-Rosaline, see La Celle-Roubaud'' * Salettes Charterhouse (''Chartreuse de la Salle [or Cour] de Notre-Dame de Salettes''), La Balme-les-Grottes, Crémieu (Isère) (1299–1792)

Italy

* Belmonte di Busca Charterhouse (''Certosa Belmonte di Busca''), Busca, Piedmont, Busca near Cuneo (c.1274–c.1285) * Bricherasio Charterhouse or Molare di Bricherasio Charterhouse (''Certosa di Bricherasio'' or ''di Molare di Bricherasio''), Bricherasio (c.1277–1303; apparently governed together with Buonluogo; became Cistercian in 1303) * Buonluogo Charterhouse (''Certosa di Santa Maria di Buonluogo''),

(1223–1303; became Cistercian in 1303) * Dego Charterhouse (''Certosa della Trinità''), Dego, Liguria, Dego (extant since 1994; settled by community from San Francesco) * ''Motta Grossa, see Riva'' * Riva Charterhouse (''Certosa di Riva'', formerly ''Certosa di Motta Grossa''), castle of Motta Grossa, Riva di Pinerolo (Turin) (1903–1998; house of refuge for the exiled French community of La-Bastide-Saint-Pierre; became an autonomous charterhouse in 1936; name changed from Motta Grossa to Riva in 1971; community moved to Vedana in 1998) * San Francesco Charterhouse (''Certosa di San Antonio di Padova''), Giaveno (Turin) (1904–1994; former Franciscan convent; house of refuge for the exiled French community from Beauregard; autonomous charterhouse from 1912; moved to Dego 1994) * Vedana Charterhouse (''Certosa di Vedana''), Sospirolo (1456–1977 as monastery; when the monks left in 1977, nuns from San Francesco moved here, and after they moved to Dego in 1998, were replaced by nuns from Riva; the nuns had left by 2018, when the premises were occupied by a community of nuns of the Perpetual Adoration of the SacramentIl Gazzettino (Belluno): ''Le monache della clausura fanno rivivere l'antico certosa'' (Egidio Pasuch) 26 February 2018
)

Republic of Korea

* Charterhouse of the Annunciation, Boeun (extant since 2002)

Spain

* Santa Maria de Benifassà, La Pobla de Benifassà near Vinaròs (Castellón) (extant since 1967; established in the premises of the former Cistercian Benifasar Abbey (1233–1835) * Murviedro Charterhouse (''Cartuja del Espíritu Santo di Murviedro''), Murviedro (now Sagunto) (Valencia) (c.1389-c.1610)

References

External links

Official website of the Carthusian Order

Official website for Carthusian Vocations

Dutch and Belgian Carthusian history

Helvetia Sacra: Swiss monasteries, including charterhouses
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