National Catholic Register

The Story Behind Chartreuse, the Legendary Liqueur of the Carthusians

The world-renowned “elixir of life” has been around for centuries, but its secret recipe — which has nearly disappeared several times — has never been revealed by the monks who made it famous.
Rutland Herald

Carthusians are sued over condition of inn

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America Magazine

And Then There Was One

One might not expect a book about Carthusians, “the Western world’s most austere monastic order,” to be a page turner, but this sensitively written volume is just that. The author reconstructs the pre ...
The New York Times

EVERY-DAY LIFE OF A CARTHUSIAN MONK; Severe Regime of the Members of the Ancient Order. They Are Rigid Vegetarians -- Spend Their Time Largely in Fasting and Prayer -- They Are ...

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