Charterhouse Our Lady of Korea
{{Short description|Carthusian monastery in South Korea}}
{{Infobox church
| coordinates = {{Coord|36.2814|127.9788|display=inline,title}}
| address = 251-70 Jungmo-ro, Modong-myeon, Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
| denomination = Carthusian
| founded date = 2002
| status = Active
}}
Charterhouse Our Lady of Korea is a Carthusian monastery located in Sangju, South Korea. It was established in 2002,{{Cite web |title=Monasteries – The Carthusian monks |url=https://chartreux.org/moines/en/monasteries/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=en-US}} and {{As of|2022|lc=y}} is one of two Carthusian monasteries in Asia,{{Cite web |title=The Monasteries – The carthusian nuns |url=https://chartreux.org/moniales/en/les-monasteres-en/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |language=en-US}} with the other being Charterhouse of the Annunciation, also in South Korea.
It was the subject of a 2019 KBS documentary, entitled {{Ill|The Carthusian Cloistered Monastery|lt=The Carthusian Cloistered Monastery|ko|봉쇄수도원 카르투시오}}.{{Cite web |last=이 |first=지선 |date=2019-12-22 |script-title=ko:'카르투시오 봉쇄수도원' 위치는? 아시아 유일의 수도원으로 밝혀져 |url=http://sundaytimes.kr/View.aspx?No=361514 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=선데이타임즈 |language=ko}}
In October 2022, a German priest was killed in a fire at the monastery.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Han-joo |date=2022-10-26 |title=German priest killed in fire at reclusive Catholic monastery |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20221026007600315 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Yonhap News Agency |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|id=V1A8ABTbYHY|title=The House at the end of the World, The Carthusian Cloistered Monastery Part 1}} – The documentary (Korean, with English subtitles)