Carthusians
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The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians, are an enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The
Painting by Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734) depicting the founder of the Carthusians, Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030-1101), revering Mary, mother of Jesus and adoring the Christ Child, with Hugh of Lincoln (1135–1200) looking on in the background.
Garden of a cell at the Certosa di Pavia
Carthusian monk depicted in Petrus Christus's painting Portrait of a Carthusian.
The Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian order.
Hermit
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A hermit, also known as an eremite or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Carthusians
…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 eremitical and cenobitic monasticism. The motto of the Carthusians is Stat crux dum volvitur orbis, Latin for "The Cross is steady while the world turns." The…
Saint Jerome, who lived as a hermit near Bethlehem, depicted in his study being visited by two angels (by Cavarozzi, early 17th century)
Eremitic cave in Spain
Church of the hermitage Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden in Warfhuizen, Netherlands
St. Seraphim of Sarov sharing his meal with a bear