Denmark
Region Zealand
Roskilde Municipality

St. Catherine’s Priory

St. Catherine's Priory, Roskilde was a Danish priory of Dominican friars located in . It was established in 1231 and dissolved during the Reformation.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Description: Dominican priory in Roskilde, Denmark
  • Also known as: “St. Catherine’s Priory, Roskilde”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roskilde Cathedral and Roskilde Museum.

Church
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, in the city of on the island of Zealand in eastern , is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Denmark. The cathedral is one of the most important churches in Denmark, and the official royal burial church of the Danish monarchs. is situated 400 metres west of St. Catherine’s Priory.

Museum
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is a local history museum based in , . The museum, which is run by the municipalities of , and Lejre, has eight separate branches. is situated 200 metres west of St. Catherine’s Priory.

Railway station
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Roskilde Station is the principal railway station serving the city of on the island of , . It is located in central Roskilde, on the southeastern edge of the historic town centre, and lies immediately adjacent to the Roskilde bus station. is situated 370 metres south of St. Catherine’s Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roskilde and Sankt Jørgensbjerg.

Photo: Esther Westerveld, CC BY 2.0.
is in , , 35 km west of . is an ancient city dating from the Viking age. The most important historical sights are the Viking Museum and Cathedral, World Heritage site.

Neighborhood
is a district of on the Danish island of . Initially a fishing village in its own right with a history dating to the Viking Age, it became part of Roskilde in 1938. Today it has become the most desirable district in the city.

Suburb
is a district of the city of on the Danish island of . It is being developed south of in an area of 250,000 m2 where a cement factory once stood. is developing a new district centred on creative cultural associations and institutions.

St. Catherine’s Priory

Latitude
55.64179° or 55° 38′ 30″ north
Longitude
12.08655° or 12° 5′ 12″ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
9F7JJ3RP+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266416861
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11102363
Wiki­data ID
Q2856578
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Spanish—“St. Catherine’s Priory” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Roskilde Adelige Jomfrukloster”
  • Danish: “Roskilde Kloster”
  • Slovenian: “Roskildski samostan”
  • Spanish: “Priorato de Santa Catalina”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Catherine’s Priory”. Photo: Moeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.