Bernardine Monastery Complex
{{Short description|Monastery in Radom, Poland}}
{{About|the monastery in Radom|the monastery in Leżajsk|Bernardine Monastery Complex, Leżajsk}}
{{Infobox monastery
| name = Bernardine Monastery Complex
| native_name = zespół klasztorny Bernardynów
| native_name_lang = pl
| image = Radom.Zespół klasztorny bernardynów 01.jpg
| established = 15th century
| order = Cistercians
| map_type = Poland
| embedded = {{designation list|embed=yes
| designation1 = Historic Monument of Poland
| designation1_date = 2022-03-22
| designation1_number = Dz. U. z 2022 r. poz. 632{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 marca 2022 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Radom - zespół klasztorny Bernardynów"|year=2022|number=632}}}}
| location = Radom
| country = Poland
| style = Gothic
}}
The Bernardine Monastery Complex ({{langx|pl|zespół klasztorny Bernardynów}}) is a Cistercian monastery in Radom, Poland. It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.{{Cite web |title=Radom - zespół klasztorny Bernardynów |url=https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/radom-zespol-klasztorny-bernardynow- |website=Zabytek}} Founded by King Casimir Jagiellon, the monastery has attracted the support of townspeople and nobility for centuries.
History
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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.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.
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.
In 1602, the chancel was reconstructed.
In January 1698, King Augustus II the Strong stayed at the monastery after his coronation.
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.Prejs, R. (2021). Zanik obecności zakonników franciszkańskich w diecezji sandomierskiej po 1864 roku. Archiwa Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne, 115(115), 337–358.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. 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. The Bernardine monks from Radom were deported to Paradyż.
By 1911, the Radom monastery was being used as barracks.The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. (1911). United Kingdom: University Press. Monks returned to the Radom monastery in the 1930s.
In 1942, during German occupation, two Radom monks were sent by a German court to Auschwitz concentration camp.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}}.
Architecture
The complex features the gothic church of St. Catherine of Alexandria and the neighboring monastery. The buttressedLuboński, J. (1907). Monografja historyczna miasta Radomia. Poland: Grodzicki. 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. The church and outbuildings form a small quadrangle.
See also
References
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Category:Cistercian monasteries in Poland
Category:15th-century religious buildings and structures in Europe
Category:15th-century establishments in Poland
Category:Buildings and structures in Radom
Category:Religious buildings and structures in Masovian Voivodeship
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 1460s