Point of departure of this meditation on the ethical role of sounds and silences within Christian rites and other religious practices is the documentary.
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Sadly, the first hermitage built by Bruno did not stand the test of time. In 1132 AD it was destroyed by an avalanche, with 7 monks losing their lives in the event. The hermitage was rebuilt anew by the fifth prior, Guigo of Saint Romain.
Over the course of the centuries, the Grande Chartreuse grew into a splendid and elaborate monastery. Quite remote and surrounded by the dense forests of the French Alp landscape, this hermitage is, in many ways, cut off from the outside world. Life there is all about peace, silence, and solitude, the defining features of monastic life.
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An elixir from the French Alps, frozen in time
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By: Marion Renault
Only two monks know the full recipe for Chartreuse, and even in the pandemic they stuck to their Middle Ages motto: The cross is steady while the world turns. When the world went into lockdowns this year, the monks of Chartreuse simply added another tick to their 900-year record of self-imposed isolation.
The Chartreux, also known as Carthusians, embrace a deeply ascetic existence in the western French Alps, observing customs that have barely changed since their order, one of Christianity s oldest, was founded. They pass the days alone, praying for humanity and listening for God in the silence that surrounds them.
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The Pouring Ribbons bar in Manhattan has an enviable collection of Chartreuse bottles.Credit.Colin Clark for The New York Times
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An Elixir From the French Alps, Frozen in Time
Only two monks know the full recipe for Chartreuse, and even in the pandemic they stuck to their Middle Ages motto: “The cross is steady while the world turns.”
The Pouring Ribbons bar in Manhattan has an enviable collection of Chartreuse bottles.Credit.Colin Clark for The New York Times
Dec. 17, 2020
GRENOBLE, France When the world went into lockdowns this year, the monks of Chartreuse simply added another tick to their 900-year record of self-imposed isolation.