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Chartreuse, La Grande

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A monastery founded by St. Bruno in 1084 in the dep. of Isère, 14 m. NE. of Grenoble; famous as the original place of the manufacture of the Chartreuse liqueur, held in much repute; it was honoured by a visit of Queen Victoria in 1887; Ruskin was disappointed with both monks and monastery.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Chartreuse, La Grande'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/chartreuse-la-grande.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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