The 'Charterhouse of the Transfiguration' is the only
Carthusian monastery in the
USA, located on
Mt. Equinox, outside
Arlington, Vermont.
The 7000
acre property was donated by
Joseph George Davidson, a retired
Union Carbide Corporation executive.
The
charterhouse was designed by
architect Victor Christ-Janer & Associates of
New Canaan, Connecticut, and fabricated of Vermont
granite blocks.
See Also
★ St.
Bruno of Cologne
★
Hermit
★
Desert Fathers
★
Monasticism
External links
★
Charterhouse of the Transfiguration Website
★
Photo-tour of the charterhouse