Matjaz Babic

I received your email circular concerning those who have shown interest in the Carthusians.I send you with pleasure herewith my name and email as well as a brief description of my interest in the Carthusians.

Name: Matjaz Babic
Address: Vodovodna 13
1000 Ljubljana
SLOVENIA
Email: matjaz.babic@rd.iskraemeco.si
Age: 43
Profession: Physicist, M.Sc. in Mehanical Engineering

My interest in the Carthusians, other orders and history in general dates back to some 20 years ago. I tried to learn all I could about the only existing Charter house in Slovenia, in Pleterje, which was at that time the only house of this order in the former communist world. There are ruins of three other houses of the Carthusian order in Slovenia. They date back to the 13. century. I then made a first visit to Pleterje, when it was still possible to see parts of the monastery inside. One of the monks, seeing my interest in the order, even proposed me to stay. Since then, I visit Pleterje occasionally, merely as a tourist, but I try to read here and there something related to the Carthusians. I decided to visit all the houses of the order in the world, but so far I succeeded to see Marienau in Germany, Grande Chartreuse in France and Cartuja de la Defension in Spain. I was very close to Evora in Portugal but somehow missed it. I am glad to have spoken to a monk of the spanish house at Jerez de la Frontera. He even knew something about Pleterje. As I am interested in the history of Slovenia I recently wrote a book about misterious historical places in Slovenia. One chapter briefly relates to one of the former three houses of the order, Bistra, 25 km from Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, in the so called "Vallis Iocunda" .
I do not have a vocation, but I will be pleased to discuss about Carthusins with other people interested therein.
Best regards
Matjaz