List of Carthusian monasteries
The list of Carthusian monasteries contains the existing and former monasteries ( Carthusian monasteries ) of the Carthusians, sorted according to their current political affiliation to the individual states.
Since the foundation of the Carthusian Order there have been 272 Carthusians.
- If possible, the date of creation and dissolution are given.
- The currently existing monasteries are highlighted in bold.
Carthusian
Argentina
- Cartuja San José , near Deán Funes, Province of Cordoba (founded in 1999)
Belgium
- Cartuiz monastery Antwerp (1324–1542; 1625–1783)
- Cartuiz monastery of Notre-Dame-des-Grâces Brussels (1454–1783)
- Cartuiz monastery Ghent (1328–1578; 1584–1783)
- Kartuizerkloster Herne (Belgium) (repealed)
- Kartuiz monastery Kortrijk (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster t'Kiel in Lier (Belgium) (repealed)
- Cartuiz Monastery of Lions (1491–1783)
- Cartuiz monastery Liège (1360–1796)
- Carthusian monastery Nieuwpoort (1626–1783)
- Kartuizerkloster Geertruidenberg near Oosterhout (1485–1581)
- Kartuizerkloster Scheut near Anderlecht (founded in 1456, repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Sint-Martens-Lierde (repealed)
- Kartuiz monastery Saint-André Chercq near Tournai (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Zelem near Halen (1329–1796)
- Kartuizerkloster Zepperen in Sint-Truiden (repealed)
Brazil
- Cartuxa Nossa Senhora Medianeira , Ivorá (founded in 1984)
Denmark
- Charterhouse Asserbo in the Diocese of Roskilde (approx. 1163 - approx. 1169)
Germany
- Charterhouse Ahrensbök in Ahrensbök in Holstein (1397–1564)
- Charterhouse "Mariä Bruck" in Astheim near Volkach (1409–1803)
- Charterhouse Marienau near Bad Wurzach (founded in 1964)
- Reich Charterhouse Buxheim "Maria Saal" (1402–1802, 1100–1402 collegiate monastery, from 1926 Salesian Don Bosco )
- Christgarten Charterhouse near Nördlingen (1383–1649)
- Martinstal Charterhouse near Crimmitschau (1478–1531)
- Charterhouse Maria Hain near Düsseldorf (1869–1964, moved to Bad Wurzach as the Charterhouse Marienau in 1964 )
- Charterhouse "Elisabethenhaus" in Eisenach (1378–1525), now Kartausgarten
- Charterhouse "St. Salvatorberg " in Erfurt (1374–1803)
- Charterhouse Flüren near Wesel (1419–1590), see Charterhouse Xanten
- Charterhouse Frankfurt / Oder (1396–1568)
- Charterhouse Freiburg (approx. 1345–1782)
- Charterhouse Eppenberg near Gensungen (1440–1527)
- Charterhouse Grünau near Hasloch (1328–1557, 1629–1803)
- Güterstein Charterhouse (1439–1535)
- Hildesheim Charterhouse (1387–1777)
- Charterhouse "Mariengarten" in Ilmbach near Prichsenstadt (1453–1803)
- Vogelsang Charterhouse near Jülich (1478–1802)
- Charterhouse Marienburg in the parish of Dülmen (1477–1804)
- Charterhouse Koblenz (1331–1802)
- Cologne Charterhouse (1334–1794)
- Karthaus Monastery / Charterhouse St. Bruno in Konz-Karthaus (1680–1802), originally founded as Charterhouse St. Alban in Trier (1330–1674)
- Charterhouse Mainz on the St. Michaelsberg (1308 in the Neuhaus valley, 1324 in Mainz, repealed in 1781)
- Charterhouse "Marienehe" in Rostock-Marienehe (1396–1552)
- Charterhouse Nuremberg (1380–1525), today part of the Germanic National Museum
- Kartause Tückelhausen near Ochsenfurt (1351–1803)
- Charterhouse Prüll in Regensburg (1483–1803), today the hospital church of the district clinic
- Charterhouse St. Alban in Trier (1331–1802)
- Engelgarten Abbey in Würzburg (1351 / 52–1803)
- Charterhouse Xanten (founded in Flüren near Wesel in 1417, in Xanten in 1628, abolished in 1803)
- Kartause Konradsburg near Ermsleben (1477–1523)
France
- Chartreuse Val St. Honoré in Abbeville (1300–1791)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame d'Aillon in Aillon-le-Jeune (1178–1793)
- Chartreuse Sainte-Marthe d'Aix in Aix-en-Provence (1623–1791)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Maillard in Amillis (1504–1509)
- Chartreuse de Pomier near Annecy (repealed)
- Chartreuse de Imm. Conc. Boserville in Art-sur-Meurthe (1666–1792, 1835–1901 seminary)
- Chartreuse Val St. Hugon in Arvillard (1178–1793, today a Buddhist center)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonne-Espérance in Aubevoye near Gaillon (1563–1791)
- Chartreuse de Vallon in Bellevaux (1138–1628, moved to Ripaille )
- Chartreuse Valprofonde in Béon (Yonne) (1301–1791)
- Chartreuse de Glandier in Beyssac (1219–1791, 1869–1901)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Fontenay in Beaune (1328–1637)
- Chartreuse de Portes in Bénonces (1115–1790, 1856–1905, 1971-present)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de Bonlieu in Bonlieu (1171–1792)
- Notre Dame de Miséricorde in Bordeaux (1605–1790)
- Chartreuse du Val-Sainte-Marie in Bouvante (1144–1791, then in Romans )
- Chartreuse du Val Saint-Pierre in Braye-en-Thiérache (1140–1791)
- Chartreuse de St. Michel du Champ in Brech (1364–1791)
- Chartreuse Le Puy in Brives-Charensac (1628–1791)
- Chartreuse de Port-Sainte-Marie in Chapdes-Beaufort (1219–1792)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame du Temple de Cahors in Cahors (1329–1791)
- Chartreuse Carcassonne in Carcassonne (1319–1423)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonpas in Caumont-sur-Durance (previously hospital, 1318–1792)
- Chartreuse Mougères in Caux (1825–1901, 1936–1977, then Dominican)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame St. Jean Baptiste in Voreppe (1170–1303 Benedictines, 1303–1582 Carthusians, 1640–1793 and 1844–1901 Dominicans, since 1961 Dominicans)
- Chartreuse de la Verne in Collobrières (1170–1791, since 1983 Congregation of Bethlehem)
- Chartreuse de la Sainte-Trinité de Champmol in Dijon (1383-1791)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de Bellary in Chateauneuf near Donzy (1209–1791)
- Chartreuse St. Joseph et Morand in Douai (1662–1791)
- Chartreuse Val-Dieu in Feings (1170–1791)
- Chartreuse La Boutillerie in Fleurbaix (1618–1792)
- Chartreuse Val St. Esprit in Gosnay (1320–1791; double monastery with Mt. Ste Marie in Gosnay)
- Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble (founded in 1084)
- Chartreuse des Ecouges near Grenoble (founded in 1115, repealed)
- Chartreuse La Loubatière in Lacombe (1320-1427)
- Chartreuse Ste Anne de Nancy in Laxou (1632–1666, then moved to Bosserville ( Art-sur-Meurthe ))
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bonnefoy in Le Béage (1156–1791)
- Chartreuse Sylve-Bénite in le Pin near Virieu (1116–1792)
- Chartreuse Le Repoisoir in Le Reposoir (1151–1793, 1846–1901, Carmelites since 1932)
- Chartreuse Montmerle in Lescheroux (1210–1792, before that Benedictine since 1070)
- Chartreuse de Lugny in Leuglay (1172–1791)
- Chartreuse Saint-Jean du Liget in Liget-Chemillé-sur-Indrois (1170–1791)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame d'Arvières in Lochieu (1132–1791)
- Chartreuse Val Ste Aldegonde in Longuenesse (1298–1791)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame du Lys in Lyon (1584–1790, 1810–1901)
- Chartreuse Sainte-Marie-Madeleine in Marseille (1633–1791)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Molsheim in Molsheim (1592–1792)
- Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu, in Le Mont-Dieu (1134–1791) (double charterhouse)
- Chartreuse de Vauclaire in Montignac (1328–1790, 1858–1901)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame des Prés near Montreuil-sur-Mer (repealed)
- Chartreuse de Montrieux in Méoune lès Montrieux (1117–1790, 1861–1901 and 1929-today)
- Chartreuse Saint-Michel d'Auray in what is now the Morbihan department (repealed)
- Chartreuse Mortemart in Mortemart (1335-1412, then Augustinians)
- Chartreuse Saint-Joseph de Moulins in Moulins (Allier) (1623–1790)
- Chartreuse Saints-Donatien-et-Rogatien in Nantes (1446–1791)
- Chartreuse Bellary near Nevers (founded in 1209, repealed)
- Chartreuse du Mont-Saint-Louis near Noyon (repealed)
- Chartreuse Oyron in Oiron (1396–1446)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de Vaucluse in Onoz (1125–1791)
- Chartreuse St. Lazare in Orléans (1622–1790)
- Chartreuse Vauvert in Paris-Gentilly (1257–1792, today Jardin de Luxembourg)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame Montrenaud in Passel (1308–1791)
- Chartreuse de Seillon in Péronnas (until 1169, Franciscans 1178–1792)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame la Rose in Le Petit-Quevilly (1384–1682)
- Chartreuse Saint Julien in Le Petit-Quevilly (1667–1791)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de Bourgfontaine in Pisseleux near Villers-Cotterêts (1325–1792)
- Chartreuse de Basseville in Pousseaux (1328–1791)
- Chartreuse Val St. Georges in Pouques-Lormes (1234–1792)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Prébayon near Vaison (repealed)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame Pomiers in Pressilly (1170–1793)
- Chartreuse du Port-Sainte-Marie Puy de Dôme near Clermont-Ferrand (founded in 1219, repealed)
- Chartreuse Saint-André de Ramières (repealed)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame d'Apponay in Rémilly (1185–1790)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame Bellevue in Saïx near Castres (1359–1791)
- Chartreuse Rettel in Rettel near Sierck-les-Bains (1431–1792)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame l'Aveyron in Rodez (1511–1791)
- Chartreuse de Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez in Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (1280–1792)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame-de-la-Rose in Rouen (repealed)
- Chartreuse Marienfloss in Sierck-les-Bains (1415–1431)
- Chartreuse Parc en Charnie in Saint-Denis-d'Orques (1235-1791)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame des Ecouges in Saint-Gervais (Isère) (1116–1418)
- Chartreuse de Valbonne in Saint-Paulet-de-Caisson (1203–1792, Protestant 1836–1901)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de Currières in Chartres (1296–1790)
- Chartreuse Mt. Ste Marie in Koenigshoffen near Strasbourg (1355–1591)
- Chartreuse de Sélignac in Simandre-sur-Suran (1202–1792 and 1929–2001), is currently still inhabited by a few lay brothers
- Chartreuse de Saint-Sulpice in the Bugey near Thézillieu (1116–1130, 1133–1791 Cistercians from Pontigny)
- Chartreuse Ripaille Annonciade in Thonon-les-Bains (1604–1793)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Toulouse in Toulouse (1569–1791, today parish church)
- St-Pierre-des-Chartreux in Toulouse (1602–?, Today parish church)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de la Pré in Troyes (1325–1428 in Isle-Aumont , 1428–1620 in Troyes, 1620–1792 in Largentière )
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame Valencienne in Valenciennes (1288 in Val St. Paul, 1293 transferred to Valencienne, 1297 to Macourt, until 1794)
- Chartreuse de Meyriat in Vieu-d'Izenave (1116–1792)
- Chartreuse Saint-Sauveur in Villefranche-de-Rouergue (1450–1791)
- Chartreuse du Val-de-Bénédiction in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon (1356–1792)
- Chartreuse de Pierre Châtel in Virignin (1383–1791)
Great Britain
England
- St. Hugh's Charterhouse Parkminster, Horsham (founded in 1873)
- Axholme Charterhouse (repealed)
- Beauvale Charterhouse (repealed)
- Coventry Charterhouse (repealed)
- Eastwick Charterhouse (repealed)
- Hinton Charterhouse (repealed)
- Kingston upon Hull Charterhouse (repealed)
- London Charterhouse (1370-1538)
- Mount Grace Priory Charterhouse (repealed)
- Sheen Charterhouse (repealed)
- Witham Charterhouse (repealed 1539)
Scotland
- Perth Charterhouse (1429-1567)
Ireland
- Kinalehin Monastery (1252–1371)
Italy
- Monastery of Santa Maria di Palazzolo , Albano Laziale (~ 1398– ~ 1458, before that Cistercians (1237– ~ 1398), then Minorites (~ 1458–?), Today Collegio Inglese)
- Certosa di Banda (repealed)
- Certosa di Padula in Basso Salernitano (founded in 1306, repealed)
- Certosa San Girolamo in Bologna (repealed)
- Chartreuse Saint-Jacques on Capri (repealed)
- Certosa San Cristoforo in Ferrara (founded in 1452, repealed)
- Fossanova Charterhouse near Privena, Latium (1825–1926, previously Benedictine (9th century – 1135), Cistercian (1135–1810), today Franciscan)
- Certosa di Trisulti near Frosinone (1204–1946)
- Certosa di Farneta in Maggiano near Lucca (founded in 1338)
- Certosa del Galluzzo near Florence (1345–1956)
- Certosa della Losa near Gravere (founded in 1191, repealed)
- Certosa di Garegnano in Milan (1349–1779)
- Certosa del Monte Bracco near Barge (repealed)
- Certosa del Montello near Nervesa della Battaglia (repealed)
- Certosa di Montebenedetto near Villar Focchiardo, Piedmont region (founded in 1198, repealed)
- Certosa di San Martino in Naples (founded in 1325, abolished in 1807)
- Certosa di Pisa in Calci (1366-1970)
- Certosa di Pavia (repealed, today Cistercian)
- Certosa di Pesio (founded in 1173, repealed)
- Certosa Santa Croce in Urbe in Rome (1370–1561)
- Certosa Rivarolo in Genoa (Rivarolo) (1297–1798)
- Allerengelberg Charterhouse in Karthaus in Schnalstal, South Tyrol (founded in 1326 and abolished in 1782)
- Charterhouse of San Stefano del Bosco near Serra San Bruno (founded in 1091, 1150–1514 Cistercian monastery, 1514–1783 / 1803 again Charterhouse, repopulated in 1856 (?))
- Certosa Savona (founded in 1480, abolished)
- Certosa di Pontignano near Siena (1343–1785)
- Certosa Monte San Pietro in Toirano near Savona (founded in 1315, repealed)
- Certosa di Casotto near Garessio (founded in 1183, repealed)
- Certosa di Vedana (1456–1977), 1977 to 2014 Monastery of the Carthusian Sisters
- Certosa Venice (founded in 1199, repealed)
Netherlands
- Carthusian monastery of Saint-André Amsterdam (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Arnhem (repealed)
- Cartuiz monastery Sint-Sophie near Bois-le-Duc (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Noordgouwe on Schouwen-Duiveland near Zierikzee (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Nova Lux Bloemendaal near Haarlem (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Sint-Barthelmy Delft (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Geertruidenberg (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Kampen (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Bethlehem Mariae Roermond (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster 's-Hertogenbosch (repealed)
- Kartuizerkloster Vught (repealed)
Austria
- Charterhouse "Marienpforte" in Aggsbach Dorf , Lower Austria (1373–1782)
- Charterhouse "Maria Thron" in Gaming , Lower Austria (1330–1782)
- Charterhouse Mauerbach in Mauerbach near Vienna, Lower Austria (1313–1782)
Poland
- Charterhouse Gidle near Łódź (1641–1819)
- Grabow Charterhouse near Stettin (1342–1538)
- Charterhouse "Marienparadies" in Kartuzy (German Karthaus ) in Kashubia (West Prussia) (1380–1826)
- Charterhouse Liegnitz in Lower Silesia (1423–1548)
- Charterhouse "Marienkron" near Darłowo (German Rügenwalde ), founded in Korlino (German Körlin ) in 1394 , since 1407 in Rügenwalde, abolished in 1534
- Schivelbein Charterhouse near Świdwin in West Pomerania (1443–1552)
Portugal
- Cartuxa Santa María Scala Coeli in Évora (1587–1834 and 1960–2011).
- Convento da Cartuxa de Caxias (1594–1833), founded near Lisbon in 1594, transferred to Caxias near Oeiras in 1598 .
Sweden
- Charterhouse Marienfred , at what later became Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred (1493–1526)
Switzerland
- Ripaille Charterhouse (repealed)
- Charterhouse St. Margarethental in Basel , monks (1401–1564)
- Ittingen Charterhouse in Warth , Canton Thurgau (1461–1848)
- Charterhouse La Valsainte near Cerniat , Canton of Friborg (founded in 1294)
- Thorberg Charterhouse in Krauchthal, Canton Bern (1397–1525)
- Charterhouse Villa Pacis in Chandrossel (repealed)
- Charterhouse Oujon near Arzier (repealed)
- Charterhouse La Part-Dieu in Gruyères (repealed)
- Charterhouse Saint-Lieu de la Lance in Le Vaud , Canton of Vaud (1317–1536)
Slovakia
- Cervený Charterhouse (also called Lechnica Monastery) (1320–1563 Carthusians, 1711–1782 Camaldolese)
- Charterhouse Lethenkow near Letanovce (approx. 1300–1543)
Slovenia
- Kartause Pleterje (Slovenian: Kartuzijanski samostan Pleterje , German: Kartause Pleteriach ) near Šentjernej (founded in 1403)
- Carthusian monastery of Geirach (Kartuzijanski samostan Jurklošter) Jurklošter (1173 or 1174-1595)
- Carthusian monastery Seiz (Kartuzijanski samostan Žiče) near Slovenske Konjice (1165–1782)
- Carthusian monastery Freudental (Kartuzijanski samostan Bistra) Bistra near Vrhnika (1255–1782)
Spain
- Cartuja de Aula Dei Saragossa (founded in 1564)
- Cartuja de Santa María de Miraflores Burgos (founded in 1441)
- Cartuja de Baja or Baxa near Saragossa (1651–1835)
- Cartoixa de Santa María de Montalegre Tiana near Barcelona (founded in 1415)
- Cartuja Santa María Porta Coeli near Valencia (founded in 1272)
- Cartuja de Ara Christi near Valencia (repealed)
- Cartuja Valldemossa in Mallorca (1339-1835)
- Cartuja de Jerez de la Frontera (existed 1463-1835 and 1948-2001)
- Cartuja of Granada (founded in 1516, abolished in 1835)
- Cartuja El Paular in Rascafría near Madrid (1390–1835)
- Cartoixa de Santa Maria d'Escaladei in La Morera del Montsant (1285–1769)
- Cartuja Vall de Cristo (1385-1835)
- Cartoixa de Vallparadís in Terrassa near Barcelona (1345–1415)
- Cartuja de las Fuentes in Monegros near Lanaja (founded in 1507, repealed)
- Santa María de las Cuevas in Seville (founded in 1400, repealed)
- Cartuja de Cazalla (de la Sierra) , founded as a subsidiary of Santa María de las Cuevas (1477–1834)
South Korea
- Kartusio Sudowon , "Our Lady of Korea" near Sangju , in the west of the Gyeongsangbuk-do province(since 2004)
Czech Republic
- Charterhouse "Garden of Blessed Mary" (Latin Hortus Beatae Mariae ; Czech Zahrada Panny Marie ) Prague (1342–1419)
- Charterhouse "Maria Dornbusch" Tržek (1378-1394)
- Charterhouse Královo Pole , Královo Pole (1375–1782)
- Charterhouse "Domus Beatae Mariae in Valle Josephat" , first in Dolany (1388–1437), then Olomouc (1443–1782)
- Charterhouse Štípa near Zlín (1616–1623, transferred to Karthaus)
- Charterhouse of St. Bruno in Karthaus-Valdice (1627–1782)
- Charterhouse in Königsfeld near Brno (1375–1782)
Hungary
- Felsőtárkány Charterhouse (1330–1526)
- Lövöld Charterhouse (1347–1552)
United States
- Charterhouse of the Transfiguration near Arlington , Vermont (founded in 1970)
Belarus
- Charterhouse Bjarosa (1648–1831)
Carthusian women
Belgium
- Cartuiz monastery Sint-Anne Genadedal near Bruges (repealed)
France
- Chartreuse de Parménie in Beaucroissant (1257-1424, then transferred to Ecouges)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame du Gard in Belloy-sur-Somme (1137–1792, 1871–1906 Cistercians)
- Chartreuse Sainte Croix Beauregard in Coublevie (1827–1903)
- Chartreuse Prébayon in Gigondas (1150–1200, then moved to St. André)
- Chartreuse St. André de Ramières in Gigondas (1200–1734)
- Chartreuse du Mont-Sainte-Marie in Gosnay (1329–1792, double monastery with Val St. Esprit in Gosnay)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Salettes La Balme-les-Grottes (1299–1792)
- Chartreuse Saints coeurs Jesus Marie in Labastide-Saint-Pierre (1854–1903)
- Chartreuse Sainte Roseline Celle Roubaud in Les Arcs (Benedictine nuns before 1260, Carthusian nuns 1260–1499, Franciscans from 1504)
- Chartreuse de Polletins in Mionnay (1238–1605, then moved to Lyon)
- Chartreuse Precieux sang de Nonenque in Marnhagues-et-Latour (1139–1791 Cistercians, since 1927 Carthusian women)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Bertaud Rabou (1188–1446, then moved to Durbon)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame Reillanne (founded in 1978)
- Chartreuse Eymeu Bonlieu in Romans-sur-Isère (1300-1310, then Benedictine)
- Chartreuse Notre Dame de Durbon in Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne (1116–1405, 1446–1601, 1601–1791 Carthusians)
- Chartreuse Notre-Dame de Melan in Taninges (1283–1793, 1803–1906 women's monastery)
- Chartreuse de Prémol in Vaulnaveys-le-Haut (1234–1792)
Italy
- Certosa della Trinità Dego , Province of Savona (founded in 1994)
- Certosa di San Francesco in Giaveno (1904–1994)
- Certosa di Vedana in Sospirolo (1977–2014), previously a male monastery from 1456 to 1977
Spain
- Cartuja Santa Maria de Benifacà in La Pobla de Benifassà near Vinaroz (founded in 1967)
South Korea
- Charterhouse Annonciation , Charterhouse of the Annunciation , (founded in 2008)
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Closed due to a lack of appointments, source: Analecta Cartusiana database, http://analecta.chartreux.org/ , accessed on January 11, 2012