Charterhouse Our Lady of Korea is a
Carthusian monastery
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 ...
located in
Sangju
Sangju (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural, it is very old and was once a key city. Along with Gyeongju, it gives rise to half of the name of the Gye ...
, South Korea. It was established in 2002,
and is one of two Carthusian monasteries in Asia,
with the other being
Charterhouse of the Annunciation, also in South Korea.
It was the subject of a 2019
KBS
The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS; ) is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters under the government of South Korea.
The KBS operates seven radio net ...
documentary, entitled .
In October 2022, a German priest was killed in a fire at the monastery.
References
External links
* {{YouTube, id=V1A8ABTbYHY, title=The House at the end of the World, The Carthusian Cloistered Monastery Part 1 – The documentary (Korean, with English subtitles)
Carthusian monasteries in South Korea
Sangju