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Pleterje Charterhouse Monastery is the only still-inhabited Carthusian monastery in Slovenia. Known officially in Latin as Domus sanctissime Trinitatis seven remaining white monks of the strictest contemplative order in the Roman Catholic church are living secluded, behind walls in colloquial silence, work and prayer. The monastery has two parts, a Clausura where only monks, apprentices and lay monastery help are allowed, and a public part with the Gothic church of St. Trinity, built in 1407 in simple style, but with a so called "long choir", big Gothic windows, a fish bladder, and quatrefoil ornament and Parlerian elements in the interior as console masks and flower keystones. In the middle of the nave stands a Rood screen that used to divide lay people from monks and in the walls clay vessels have been built to give the space a special resonance for choirs. From the Gothic-style buildings only the church, part of the cloister and sacristy have remained, the monastery's other buildings were renovated in the 16th and 20th centuries.

Pleterje is the youngest of the four Slovene Carthusian monasteries and was founded by Count Herman II of Celje in 1403 in a remote valley next to the village Šentjernej under the Gorjanci hills. It was founded on the place where the Sicherstein Castle stood in the 10th century. Troubles for the monastery and the carthusian monks started early already in 1456 with the death of Ulrik, the last Count of Celje. With no defence, the monastery was damaged several times during sieges of Turks in the 15th century. Because of spiritual decay and poor funding, the Archduke Ferdinand II handed over the monastery to the order of Jesuits (Ljubljana) which renovated and fortified monastery. They remained in charge of Pleterje monastery from 1595 to 1773. During state reforms in the end of the 18th century and the suppression of the Jesuit order, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor and Enlightenment despot Franz Joseph II closed the monastery by decree due to operating and maintenance costs. It was left to ruin, the estates were bought by the barons Borsch-Borschod. In 1899 Carthusian monks that had been exiled from Grenoble by liberals repurchased Pleterje monastery and renovated it thus reviving the order in the region of Slovenia.

The founding charter and documents of Pleterje history are preserved in the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (ARS). The carthusian monks brought many farming innovations to Šentjernej and are traditionally known for their excellent fruit produce, wines, brandy and bee products. Brand names such as Pleterski sadjevec (fruit brandy), Pleterska vilajmovka (William Pear brandy), Pater Ašič vinegar, Cviček wine and honey wine. The monastery incorporates a rich library and a collection of some 44 oil paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, which are attributed to the Flemish, French, Italian, and German Masters. A collection belonging to the Dolenjska Museum is also installed in the vestibule of the church. Adjacent to the monastery is an open-air museum.

The monastery's strict rules of the Carthusian order surprisingly attract more people than they repulse; they come from different reasons, curiosity, seeking peace, some out of admiration, some out of belief.

Three other charterhouses have existed in Slovenia: Žiče, founded in 1160; Jurklošter, founded in 1170; and Bistra, founded in 1255.

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-It is only still inhabited Carthusian monastery in Slovenia with seven remaining white monks of strictest contemplative order in Romancatholic church. Domus sanctissime Trinitatis is the official latin name of [[Pleterje Charterhouse Monastery]] where monks are living secluded, behind walls in colloquial silence, work and prayer. Monastery has two parts Clausura where only monks, apprentices and lay monastery help are allowed and public part with gothic church of St. Trinity built in 1407 in simple style, but with so called long choir, with big gothic windows, with fish bladder and quatrefoil ornament and Parlerian elements in the interior as console masks and flower keystones. In the middle of the nave stands Rood screen that used to divide lay people from monks and in walls are built clay vessels to give space special resonance for choir voices. From gothic architectural buildings only church, part of cloister and sacristy remained other were renovations in 16th and 20th century.
+[[Pleterje Charterhouse Monastery]] is the only still-inhabited Carthusian monastery in Slovenia. Known officially in Latin as ''Domus sanctissime Trinitatis'' seven remaining white monks of the strictest contemplative order in the Roman Catholic church are living secluded, behind walls in colloquial silence, work and prayer. The monastery has two parts, a ''Clausura'' where only monks, apprentices and lay monastery help are allowed, and a public part with the Gothic church of St. Trinity, built in 1407 in simple style, but with a so called "long choir", big Gothic windows,  a fish bladder, and ''quatrefoil'' ornament and Parlerian elements in the interior as console masks and flower keystones. In the middle of the nave stands a Rood screen that used to divide lay people from monks and in the walls clay vessels have been built to give the space a special resonance for choirs. From the Gothic-style buildings only the church, part of the cloister and sacristy have remained, the monastery's other buildings were renovated in the 16th and 20th centuries.
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-Pleterje is youngest of the four Slovene Carthusian monasteries and was founded by Count Herman II of Celje in [[established ::1403]] in a remote valley next to village Šentjernej under Gorjanci hills. It fas founded on a place where in 10th century castle Sicherstein was standing. Trubles for monastery and carthusian monks started early already in 1456 with death of last count of Celje Ulrik. With no defence, monastery was damaged several times during sieges of Turks in 15th century. Because of spiritual decay and and poor founding Archduke Ferdinand II. hands over the monastery to order of Jesuits which renovated and fortified monastery. They remained in charge of Pleterje monastery from 1595 to 1773. During state reforms in the end of 18th century and suppression of Jesuit order Austro - Hungarian emperor and Enlightment despot Franz Joseph II. closed monastery by decree due to operating and maintenance costs. It was left to ruin, estates were bought by barons Borsch-Borschod. In a year 1899 carthusian monks that were exiled from Grenoble by liberals repurchased Pleterje monastery and renovated it and revived the order in the region of Slovenia. The founding charter and documents of Pleterje history is preserved in the [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (ARS)]]. Carthusian monks brought many farming innovations in Šentjernej and are traditionally known for good fruit products, wine, brandy, and bee products. Brand names are Pleterski sadjevec, Pleterska vilajmovka (strong spirits), Pater Ašič vinegar, wine Cviček and honey wine. The monastery incorporates a rich library and a collection of some 44 oil paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, which are attributed to the Flemish, French, Italian and German Masters. A collection belonging to [[Dolenjska Museum]] is also installed in the vestibule of the church.  Adjacent to the monastery is an open-air museum.
+Pleterje is the youngest of the four Slovene Carthusian monasteries and was founded by Count Herman II of Celje in [[established ::1403]] in a remote valley next to the village Šentjernej under the Gorjanci hills. It was founded on the place where the Sicherstein Castle stood in the 10th century. Troubles for the monastery and the carthusian monks started early already in 1456 with the death of Ulrik, the last Count of Celje. With no defence, the monastery was damaged several times during sieges of Turks in the 15th century. Because of spiritual decay and poor funding, the Archduke Ferdinand II handed over the monastery to the order of Jesuits (Ljubljana) which renovated and fortified monastery. They remained in charge of Pleterje monastery from 1595 to 1773. During state reforms in the end of the 18th century and the suppression of the Jesuit order, the Austro-Hungarian Emperor and Enlightenment despot Franz Joseph II closed the monastery by decree due to operating and maintenance costs. It was left to ruin, the estates were bought by the barons Borsch-Borschod. In 1899 Carthusian monks that had been exiled from Grenoble by liberals repurchased Pleterje monastery and renovated it thus reviving the order in the region of Slovenia.
+The founding charter and documents of Pleterje history are preserved in the [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia (ARS)]]. The carthusian monks brought many farming innovations to Šentjernej and are traditionally known for their excellent fruit produce, wines, brandy and bee products. Brand names such as ''Pleterski sadjevec'' (fruit brandy), ''Pleterska vilajmovka'' (William Pear brandy), Pater Ašič vinegar, ''Cviček'' wine and honey wine. The monastery incorporates a rich library and a collection of some 44 oil paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries, which are attributed to the Flemish, French, Italian, and German Masters. A collection belonging to the [[Dolenjska Museum]] is also installed in the vestibule of the church.  Adjacent to the monastery is an open-air museum.
-Monastery strict rules of carthusian order surprisingly attract more people than to repulse, they come from diferent reasons, curiosity , seeking for peace, some out of admiration, some of belief.
+The monastery's strict rules of the Carthusian order surprisingly attract more people than they repulse; they come from different reasons, curiosity, seeking peace, some out of admiration, some out of belief.
-Three other charterhouses in Slovenia were also Žiče, founded in 1160, Jurklošter in 1170 and Bistra in a year 1255.
+Three other charterhouses have existed in Slovenia: Žiče, founded in 1160; Jurklošter, founded in 1170; and Bistra, founded in 1255.
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 == External links ==
-* [http://www.kartuzija-pleterje.si/ Carthusian Monastery Pleterje]
+* [http://www.kartuzija-pleterje.si/ Carthusian Monastery Pleterje website]
+* [http://www.slovenia-heritage.net/pleterje/enova-kartuzija.htm Pleterje Carthusian Monastery on Heritage Trails of Slovenia website]
+* [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/kartuzijanski_samostan_pleterje/IMG_9005_kartuzijanski_samostan_pleterje/eng Monastery Pleterje on Kraji.eu webpage]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleterje_Charterhouse Pleterje Charterhouse on Wikipedia]
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthusian Carthusian order on Wikipedia]
-* [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/kartuzijanski_samostan_pleterje/IMG_9005_kartuzijanski_samostan_pleterje/eng Monastery Pleterje on Kraji.eu webpage]
-* [http://www.culturalprofiles.net/slovenia/units/6513.html Bistra Charterhouse on Cultural Profiles webpage]
+===Other charterhouses in Slovenia===
+* [http://www.culturalprofiles.net/slovenia/units/6513.html Bistra Charterhouse on Cultural Profiles website]
 * [http://www.burger.si/Bistra/BistraENG.html Bistra monastery and Technical Museum of Slovenia on Burger VR panoramas of Slovenian Landmarks page]
 * [http://kraji.eu/slovenija/zicka_kartuzija_zunanji_del/IMG_3509_zicka_kartuzija_potok/eng Žiče Charterhouse on Kraji.eu webpage]

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