{"id":2,"date":"2017-03-17T21:56:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T21:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T14:24:12","slug":"klastor-katarinka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/","title":{"rendered":"Katar\u00ednka Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katar\u00ednka is the name of the ruin of St. Catherine\u2019s Church that was once part of St. Catherine\u2019s Monastery dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. This is the reason why nowadays this place is called <strong>Katar\u00ednka<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cLittle Catherine\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Katar\u00ednka is situated in the forests of the Little Carpathian Mountains in south-western Slovakia. The area belongs to the land register of the village of Dechtice lying 20 km north-west from the ancient town of Trnava, the central part of the Trnava Region.<\/p>\n<p>More about the location you can find in article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/where-is-katarinka\/\">Katar\u00ednka, where is it?<\/a><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">.foogallery-album-gallery-list .foogallery-pile h3 { background: #fff !important; }.foogallery-album-gallery-list .foogallery-pile h3 { color: #000000 !important; }<\/style><div id=\"foogallery-album-504\">\n\t<ul class=\"foogallery-album-gallery-list alignment-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/letecke-zabery#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/11\/Dsc00428_detail_odSZS\/676920782.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Aerial images\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>19 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/kostol-a-presbyterium#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/11\/DSC_0719-scaled\/621130845.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Church &amp; presbytery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>18 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/klastor#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/11\/klastor_JV\/1559383907.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Monastery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>16 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/umelecke#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/11\/DSC_0198\/1841737523.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Artistic &amp; scenery photo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>39 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/historicke-zabery#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2020\/01\/katarinka_foto_1904-scaled\/1383843013.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Historical footage\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>35 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/rocne-obdobia#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/11\/DSC_0582-scaled\/2479465539.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Seasons\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>28 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/veza#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2017\/10\/veza_8\/2735539864.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tower\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>22 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery-pile-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/gallery\/nocne-fotografie#kostol-a-klastor\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2018\/07\/KT01FB\/3434776883.jpg\" alt=\"(Sloven\u010dina) Autor fotky: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TiborSlobodafoto\/\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Night photos\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>13 images<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The monastery, which used to belong to the Franciscan order, was established in 1618 at place where, according to legends, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/history\/st-catherine-of-alexandria-martyr\/\">St. Catherine of Alexandria<\/a> had appeared to young nobleman \u2013 a later hermit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/klastor-katarinka\/historia\/zivotopis-jana-apponyiho\/\">J\u00e1n Apponyi<\/a>. Buildings were built there in the early baroque style with late gothic elements. The Italian architect Pietro Spazzo probably took part in this interesting creation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Katar\u00ednka used to be a place where monks lived their busy but peaceful lives and where pilgrims from the near and wide surroundings made pilgrimages. In the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century, it was damaged by several Turkish invasions and imperial armies, but it was repaired each time and the life continued here. Anyway, it was not the armies, but politics that succeeded \u2013 the monastery was closed down due to the reform of Emperor Joseph II in July 1786. Monks had to abandon the place and the inventory was distributed to the surrounding villages or monasteries. Since those days, when its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/history\">interesting and tempestuous history<\/a> seemed to reach its ending, St. Catherine\u2019s Monastery has been gradually turning into a ruin.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, the ruin of the church with a tower and relicts of a part of the monastery building are well-preserved. Katar\u00ednka lies outside main roads and important touristic routes. This helped to keep it in quite a good condition (the tower and the walls of the church are still standing even after 200 years of dilapidation), but on the other hand, the monastery stayed hidden from the attention of the majority of historians and art historians. Nevertheless, every visitor is charmed by the beauty, dignity and the special atmosphere of this majestic ruin \u2013 a few-hundred-year-old stones covered by the silence of the forest wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>If you are still reading, then you are probably interested in how the history of Katar\u00ednka continues&#8230;and what does <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/the-project-katarinka\/\">project Katar\u00ednka<\/a> mean.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katar\u00ednka is the name of the ruin of St. Catherine\u2019s Church that was once part of St. Catherine\u2019s Monastery dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. This is the reason why nowadays this place is called Katar\u00ednka \u2013 \u201cLittle Catherine\u201d Katar\u00ednka is situated in the forests of the Little Carpathian Mountains in south-western Slovakia. The area <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/katarinka-monastery\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4996,"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/4996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}