The Carthusians

2015-11-25T14:03:44-04:00November 25th, 2015|Categories: Suburban Hermit|Tags: , , |

They say the Carthusian Order of monks is the only one that has never had to be reformed. The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of Saint Bruno, is a Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own Rule, called the Statutes, rather than the Rule of Saint Benedict, [...]