The Grande Chartreuse

France / Rhone-Alpes / Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse /
 monastery, charterhouse, Roman Catholic church
The Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian order. Saint Bruno and his followers founded the Carthusian Order in 1084ad.It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble, in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse (Isère), France. Originally, the château belonged to the See of Grenoble. In 1084, Saint Hugh gave it to hermit Saint Bruno and his followers who founded the Carthusian Order.

Today, visitors are not permitted at Grand Chartreuse, and motor vehicles are prohibited on the surrounding roads. However, a museum of the Carthusian order and the lives of its monks and nuns stands about two kilometers away.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Chartreuse
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Coordinates:   45°21'48"N   5°47'36"E
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