de - Chart re use , ▁France , ▁mother house ▁of ▁the ▁Car th us ian ▁Order . ▁New ▁Cam ald oli ▁Herm itage ▁in ▁Big ▁Sur , ▁California , ▁United ▁States ▁Cam ald ol ese ▁Herm itage ▁in ▁B iel any , ▁Krak ów , ▁Poland ▁Herm itage ▁of ▁Santa ▁María ▁de ▁L ara , ▁a ▁Vis ig oth ic ▁building ▁in ▁northern ▁Spain , ▁probably ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁normal ▁church , ▁it ▁later ▁passed ▁to ▁a ▁monaster y ▁before ▁being ▁abandoned . ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Christian ▁tradition ▁A ▁pou st in ia ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁sp ars ely ▁furn ished ▁cabin ▁or ▁room ▁where ▁a ▁person ▁goes ▁to ▁pray ▁and ▁fast ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁God . ▁The ▁word ▁pou st in ia ▁has ▁its ▁origin ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁word ▁for ▁desert ▁( пу сты ня ). ▁A ▁person ▁called ▁to ▁live ▁perman ently ▁in ▁a ▁pou st in ia ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁pou st in ik ▁( pl ural : ▁pou st in iki ). ▁ ▁A ▁pou st in ik ▁is ▁one ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁by ▁God ▁to ▁live ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁( p oust in ia ), ▁alone ▁with ▁God ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁human ity ▁through ▁prayer , ▁fast ing , ▁and ▁avail ability ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁might ▁call ▁upon ▁him ▁or ▁her . ▁Those ▁called ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁pou st in ia ▁were ▁not ▁un common ▁in ▁Russia ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0