The Bernardine Monastery Complex (Polish: zespół klasztorny Bernardynów) is a Cistercian monastery in Radom, Poland. It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.[2] Founded by King Casimir Jagiellon, the monastery has attracted the support of townspeople and nobility for centuries.[2]
History
In 1467, after exchanges between King Casimir Jagiellon and Pope Paul II, Bishop Jan Rzeszowski was directed to establish a monastery. Monks came to Radom in 1468.[3]
The position of the monastery originally sat next to Lublin Gate, a component of the Radom city walls. The king provided land, and other support came from a general collection.[3]
In 1602, the chancel was reconstructed.[3]
In January 1698, King Augustus II the Strong stayed at the monastery after his coronation.[3]
After the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Radom fell to the Russian Empire. In 1863, the monastery was turned into a prison. In 1864, a tsarist ukase ordered the closure of all monasteries in Poland.[4][5] This action was due to perceptions that the Polish clergy had participated in the January Uprising, with the ukase itself even accusing the clergy of promoting bloodshed.[4][5] The Bernardine monks from Radom were deported to Paradyż.[4]
By 1911, the Radom monastery was being used as barracks.[6] Monks returned to the Radom monastery in the 1930s.[2]
In 1942, during German occupation, two Radom monks were sent by a German court to Auschwitz concentration camp.[7]
Architecture
The complex features the gothic church of St. Catherine of Alexandria and the neighboring monastery. The buttressed[8] 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.[2] The church and outbuildings form a small quadrangle.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 marca 2022 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Radom - zespół klasztorny Bernardynów", Dz. U., 2022, No. 632
- ^ 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 Prejs, R. (2021). Zanik obecności zakonników franciszkańskich w diecezji sandomierskiej po 1864 roku. Archiwa Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne, 115(115), 337–358.
- ^ a b KANTOR, R. (2018). Postanowienia ukazu carskiego z 27.X.1864 r. dotyczące utrzymania i zarządu klasztorów w Królestwie Polskim. Prawo Kanoniczne, 60(4), 131–148.
- ^ 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". p. 137. ISBN 9788393351015.
- ^ a b Luboński, J. (1907). Monografja historyczna miasta Radomia. Poland: Grodzicki.