St. Katarzyna Alexandria in Radom (at Bernardine)

Church Saint. Katarzyna Alexandria in Radom, which is part of the monastery of the OO. Bernardine is one of the most valuable and oldest places of religious worship in the city and one of the most important monuments of the region. The status of a monument of history , given to the monastery team, confirms its exceptional importance for the cultural heritage of Poland.

The beginnings of the monastery reach the second half of the 15th century , when King Kazimierz IV Jagiellonian brought Bernardine to Poland. The Radom monastery was fifteenth in the country, and the place for its construction was designated in 1468 . A year later, the Foundation was approved by the bishop of Krakow , and the first wooden church and monastery buildings were built in just a dozen or so months.

in accordance with the religious rule, the monastery was created outside the city walls , near the public road Fortified - surrounded by embankments and fortifications, which gave him the form of fortress , ready to defend in the event of a threat. From the beginning, the church wore the call of Saint. Catherine of Alexandria , patrons of philosophers and scholars, worshiped for courage and wisdom.

monastery team OO. For centuries Bernardines in Radom he performed not only a sacred, but also educational, social and defensive function, being one of the main centers of the city's religious life. His preserved spatial system, architecture and interior design are a valuable testimony of the Gothic and postgotical monastery architecture in Poland.

Today the church. Saint. Catherine is a place of live prayer, contemplation and history , available to both the faithful and tourists. This is the heart of the spiritual tradition of Radom , which has been constantly part of the city's identity for over 550 years.