Chartreuse (color) Chartreuse (color) Chartreuse (, ; ) is a color between yellow and green that was named because of its resemblance to the green color of one of the French liqueurs called "green chartreuse", introduced in 1764. Similarly, "chartreuse yellow" is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green that was named because of its resemblance to the color of one of the French liqueurs called "yellow chartreuse", introduced in 1838. The French word "chartreuse" means "charterhouse". The monasteries that the monks of the Carthusian order (who started producing Chartreuse liqueur in 1764) live in, of which the first
Denis the Carthusian he experiences a vehement love from his contemplation of the divine. This type of experience can only come from supernatural wisdom, supernaturally bestowed. Denys the Carthusian was said to have reached the Unitive stage, being privileged to divine ecstatic experiences lasting hours at a time. While still a novice he had ecstasies which lasted two or three hours, and later on they lasted sometimes seven hours and more. During his ecstasies many things were revealed to him which he made known only when it could profit others, and the same may be said of what he learnt from the souls