Historical figure

Guigues

prieur de la Grande-Chartreuse

3 saints linked

Saint Hugh of Grenoble

Feast: April 1st • 11th century

Bishop of Grenoble for fifty-two years, Hugh was a zealous reformer who fought against simony and corruption. He is famo…

Feast: December 13th • 12th century

Noble by birth and canon of Lyon, Ponce de Balmey founded the Charterhouse of Meyria before becoming Bishop of Belley in…

Feast: September 7th • 12th century

Born around 1155, Étienne de Châtillon was first an exemplary monk at the Charterhouse of Portes before becoming Bishop …