Szent Katalin Domonkos Apácakolostor romjai
In Szent Katalin Domonkos Apácakolostor romjai—known in everyday speech as the “Margit-romok”—a Dominican nuns’ convent once stood on Margit tér in Veszprém’s Dózsaváros quarter by the Séd. The monastery and its church were founded in 1240 by Bertalan, Bishop of Veszprém. Within its walls, Szent Margit, daughter of King IV. Béla, lived from 1246 to 1252 before moving to the “Nyulak szigete,” today’s Margit-sziget—and her name became the nickname for the ruins. Another celebrated resident was Magyar Boldog Ilona, remembered there as having been instructed by Szent Margit. The complex was likely destroyed during Veszprém’s first Ottoman occupation in 1552: the southern part disappeared and houses were later built on the spot, while the northern portion survived in ruined form. …
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