The Saint Challenge Day 25 - Blessed Beatrice d’Ornacieux - November 25
Beatrice d’Ornacieux was born in 1260 in southeastern France to noble parents. She joined the Carthusian order at the age of thirteen. Carthusians live a solitary life of silence and introspection, dedicated to pure contemplation of Christ. She founded a new cloistered monastery where she and the other Carthusians lived in extreme poverty. Over her year…
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