Charterhouse of Notre Dame de Corée

Seoul Notre Dame de Corée

The location of the Charterhouse in South Korea.

The Carthusian monastery of Notre Dame de Corée ( Our Lady of Korea , also 한국 카르 투 시오 남자 수도원 Hanguk Kartusio Namja Sudowon ) is a monastery of the contemplative Carthusian Order in Sangju in the western province of Gyeongsangbuk-do in the Republic of Korea (South Korea).

history

In 1999, the General Chapter of the Order sent two Carthusians from the Great Charterhouse , who initially lived with the Capuchins in Seoul . In 2002 a plot of 120 hectares was acquired, on which a monastery with eight cells was built in 2004. In 2006 two more cells were added. In the meantime a novitiate has been established. Two monks from the Marienau Charterhouse ( Baden-Württemberg ) also went to South Korea.

Web links

• The Sudowon Charterhouse on the website of the Carthusian Order with photos

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source: Analecta Cartusiana database ( analecta.chartreux.org ), accessed on January 11, 2012

Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′ 52.9 "  N , 127 ° 58 ′ 40.7"  E