the sapiehas wanted to achieve autonomy from the polish-lithuanian commonwealth, and the order of kartuzovas subordinate not to poland, but to germany. such a subtle political calculation had an impact on the whole city. the territory of the monastery is huge, in general the monastery was a city within a city, the first school in bereza was opened here, there were pharmacies, workshops, breweries and even drinking establishments. and even though drinking establishments and monasteries, at first glance, are a completely incompatible concept, but the main source of income of the carthusian order was the world- famous chartreuse liqueur. the monastery occupied as many as 6 hectares, the monks also owned the land in the area, they willingly raised money at interest, so do not think that the monks are bad businessmen. in preparation for the trip , i often come across the names of various orders: franciscans, dominicans, but everywhere it is written where they lived, and not what they lived with. i will try to understand the essence of the cartesian orders the monks naturally led a hermit lifest