The Bernardine Monastery Complex (Polish: zespół klasztorny Bernardynów) is a Cistercian monastery in Radom, Poland. It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[1] Founded by King Casimir Jagiellon, the monastery has attracted the support of townspeople and nobility for centuries.[1]
zespół klasztorny Bernardynów | |
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| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Cistercian |
| Established | 15th century |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic |
| Site | |
| Location | Radom |
| Country | Poland |
| Designated | 2022-03-22 |
History
editIn 1467, King Casimir Jagiellon asked Pope Paul II about the creation of a monastery, and the Pope ordered Bishop Jan Rzeszowski to establish a monastery in the diocese of Kraków, which, at the time, contained Radom. Monks came to Nowy Radom in 1468.[2]
The position of the monastery originally sat next to Lublin Gate, a component of the Radom city walls. The king donated land, while other support came from common alms. Friar Marian from Jeziorko carried out the actual construction.[2]
In 1602, the chancel was demolished and reconstructed due to structural defects.[2]
In January 1698, King Augustus II stayed at the monastery after his coronation.[2]
After the partitions of Poland in the late 18th century, Radom entered the Russian Empire. In 1863, the monastery was turned into a prison. In 1864, tsarist authorities closed all monasteries in Poland.[3] This act was due to perceptions that the monks had participated in the January Uprising.[3] However, while monasteries had been abolished, some monks around Poland were able to continue full-time or part-time roles.[3] The Bernardine monks from Radom were deported to Paradyż.[3]
By 1911, the Radom monastery was being used as barracks.[4] Monks returned to the Radom monastery in the 1930s.[1]
In 1942, during German occupation, two Radom monks were sent by a German court to Auschwitz concentration camp.[5]
Architecture
editThe complex features the gothic church of St. Catherine of Alexandria and the neighboring monastery. The buttressed[6] church has a single nave with two adjacent chapels. The chapel of St. Anne features a late-Renaissance gable. The chapel of St. Agnes features neo-gothic gables.[1] The church and outbuildings form a small quadrangle.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Radom - zespół klasztorny Bernardynów". Zabytek.
- ^ a b c d Janicka, A. (2010). Kościół i klasztor bernardynów w Radomiu od XV do XVIII w. Miejsce działalności społecznej i stały element krajobrazu miejskiego. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Historica, 85, 7–20.
- ^ a b c d Prejs, R. (2021). Zanik obecności zakonników franciszkańskich w diecezji sandomierskiej po 1864 roku. Archiwa Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne, 115(115), 337–358.
- ^ The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. (1911). United Kingdom: University Press.
- ^ W nieustajacej trosce o polską diasporę: tom studiów historycznych i politologicznych dedykowany Księdzu Arcybiskupowi Szczepanowi Wesołowskiemu. (2012). Poland: Stowarzyszenie Naukowe "Polska w Świecie".
- ^ a b Luboński, J. (1907). Monografja historyczna miasta Radomia. Poland: Grodzicki.