The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman 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 St Benedict (as is often erroneously reported) and combines eremitical and cenobitic life.

A Carthusian

The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed…

An English novelist; born in Derbyshire, in 1689. Like Matthew Prior, he was the son of a joiner; but unlike him, he made no effort to obscure his origin.

Samuel Richardson

An English novelist; born in Derbyshire, in 1689. Like Matthew Prior, he was the son of a joiner; but…