Charterhouse Aula Dei
The Charterhouse Aula Dei is a Carthusian monastery , located about 10 km north of the city of Saragossa , in the Spanish province of Aragon .
The Charterhouse Aula Dei
history
The Charterhouse was founded in 1563 by Hernando of Aragón .
painting
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Nacimiento_de_la_Virgen_%28Cartuja_Aula_Dei%29.jpg/220px-Nacimiento_de_la_Virgen_%28Cartuja_Aula_Dei%29.jpg)
Detail from The Birth of the Virgin from the series of paintings by Francisco de Goya in the Charterhouse of Aula Dei, 1774.
The Charterhouse is particularly famous for the paintings by Francisco de Goya . Goya created religious frescoes depicting the life of the Mother of God .
Change to the Chemin Neuf community
In 2011 the Carthusians decided to leave the monastery and join the Carthusians of Miraflores ( Burgos ) and Santa Maria Porta Coeli ( Valencia ). The Aula Dei Charterhouse was taken over by the Chemin Neuf Spiritual Community in February 2012 .
Web links
Commons : Cartuja de Aula Dei - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 41 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ W