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The monastery, which draws visitors from all over the world, was founded in 1306 by Tommaso Sanseverino, who paid for and erected the Carthusian monastery on his own land. The decision to found a monastery for a French order is likely to have been made for political reasons, as Tommaso was close to the Angevin kings of Naples and the valleys, situated between the capital and the remote province of Calabria, was of considerable strategic importance. Through the feudal organization of its land, the Certosa maintained a strong influence over the entire area.
The monastery retained its importance until its suppression in 1816.
The plan of san Lorenzo follows the standard pattern of a Carthusian monastery, in keeping with the order’s religious and administrative organisation. A long wall, once acting as an enceinte, encloses the complex.
The arrangement of the building within is determined by the rigorous division between “lower” and “upper” houses-or in lay terms, between communal and secluded activity. The main gate opens onto the outer courtyard, which gave access to the stables, storage rooms, granaries, pharmacy and living quarters of the lay brothers.
The second entrance, the principal one in architectural terms, leads into the monastery itself, where visitors were only rarely admitted. One eminent visitor was Charles V, who stayed here in 1535, while on his way from Naples to Reggio Calabria. For the occasion the monks are said to have prepared the emperor and his train an omelette made with 1000 eggs.
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