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• Carthusian — Order Abbreviation O.Cart., Carthusians Motto Stat crux dum volvitur orbis …   Wikipedia

• Carthusian — ► NOUN ▪ a monk or nun of an austere contemplative order founded by St Bruno in 1084. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to this order. ORIGIN from Carthusia, the Latin name for Chartreuse in France, where the order was founded …   English terms dictionary

• Carthusian — [kär tho͞o′zhən, kärthyo͞o′zhən] n. [ML Cartusianus, after Cartusia, Catorissium, L name for Chartreuse] a monk or nun of a very strict order founded at Chartreuse, France, in 1084, by Saint Bruno adj. of or connected with the Carthusians …   English World dictionary

• Carthusian — [kα: θju:zɪən] noun a monk or nun of an austere contemplative order founded by St Bruno in 1084. adjective relating to the Carthusians. Origin from med. L. Carthusianus, from Cart(h)usia, L. name of Chartreuse, near Grenoble, where the order was… …   English new terms dictionary

• The Carthusian Order —     The Carthusian Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carthusian Order     The name is derived from the French chartreuse through the Latin cartusia, of which the English charterhouse is a corruption. For the foundation of the order see the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Marguerite d'Oingt — (probably 1240–11 February 1310) was a French Carthusian nun and celebrated mystic. She was also among the earliest identified women writers of France.[1] Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes and references …   Wikipedia

• Beatrix d'Ornacieux — Infobox Saint name=Blessed Beatrix d Ornacieux birth date=13th Century death date=1306 or 1309 feast day=13 February venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=200px caption=Painting from the Certosa di Garegnano in Milan, by Daniele Crespi… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Roseline — (Rossolina) (1263 January 17, 1329) was a born at the château of Les Arcs Sur Argens in eastern Provence, near Draguignan. Having overcome her father s opposition, Roseline became a Carthusian nun at Bertaud in the Alps of Dauphiné. Her… …   Wikipedia

• St. Roseline —     St. Roseline     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Roseline     (Rossolina.)     Born at Château of Arcs in eastern Provence, 1263; d. 17 January, 1329. Having overcome her father s opposition Roseline became a Carthusian nun at Bertaud in the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Beatrix — • Brief biographies of seven saints or beatae named Beatrix or Beatrice. One of them, Beatrix da Silva, has since been canonized Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Beatrix     Beatrix …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 1329 — Year 1329 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.Events of 1329* February 18 Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia begins his campaigns in the southern Muslim provinces (possibly in 1332). *… …   Wikipedia