Martyrs of the Carthusian Order
The martyrs of the Carthusian Order are those members who were persecuted or killed because of their Christian faith and membership of the Catholic religion.
The Carthusian Order was founded in 1084 by Saint Bruno . He gave the order a hermit order . The monks live in contemplation and prayer . They are called hermits who live together. The Carthusians differ dramatically from the Benedictines , the common order in the West. Nowadays it is a small order, which is limited to 25 monasteries, 350 male and 75 female members. But this did not protect them from external attacks and religious and social upheavals.
The martyrs
In the Hussite Wars of the 15th century in Bohemia , the Carthusians were attacked like other Catholic institutions. In 1421 the Charterhouse in Prague was looted and the members were then lost.
During the English Reformation in 1537, the London Charterhouse was dissolved and its members arrested and later executed. Eighteen members of the London Charterhouse were raised by Pope Leo XIII. beatified . Three more (Augustine Webster, John Houghton and Robert Lawrence) were founded in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. canonized along with other English martyrs as the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales .
In 1572 in the Dutch uprising , the Carthusians in Delft and Roermond were attacked. This led to the death of Dom Justus van Schoonhoven and others.
During the French Revolution , numerous Carthusians were persecuted like other Catholic order members and lay people. Of these, Claude Beguignot and Lazarus Tiersot, who died in prison in 1794, were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995 .
During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, the Carthusian monks were affected by widespread anti-clericalism . Two of the six murdered Carthusian Montalegre have so far been recognized as martyrs.
In 1944, during World War II , twelve Carthusian brothers in Italy, who were hosting 60 refugees, were massacred by the German occupiers in Farneta .
The Carthusians do not seek canonization of their members, nor do they encourage their worship, but in various cases this has been done by other people or associations.
Individual evidence
Web links
- article in Immaculate Heart of Mary Hermitage