Franciscan monastery and church of St. Catherine was built by the Count Francesco Keglevich in 1641 and 1657. respectively, in the place that once existed here chapels and pilgrimage church. The name of St. Catherine was chosen because it is particularly revered in these parts as the intercessor of the poor.

Strict two-storey monastery building with a sloping roof conforms to the religious architecture of the time. The monastery has remained a unique library and a collection of religious art. The library was founded in 1650 and is rich in rare instances, the most important of which are examples of early printed books.

Monks are not only develop spiritually, but also with an education, studying philosophy, theology and rhetoric. Books libraries belong to different printing techniques of the time and very diverse topics. Here are collected the works on medicine, ethics, philosophy, rhetoric, literature, theology, etc.

At present, the territory of the Church of St. Catherine of concerts of famous singers and musicians are organized in the framework of the Franciscan Festival of Sacred Music "Krapinafest." The festival is held in early June and invites the audience as everyone.

In 2010, the monastery was carried out extensive restoration work. Today the first floor is reserved for the exhibition space, where the details in the documents and archival materials presented his story. Keep a list of the names of all those buried in the crypt of the church of the Franciscan friars from 1657 to 1922, the elements of decoration of altars, as well as hand-embroidered vestments for religious ceremonies.

Also restored murals on the walls in the dining room, some researchers have suggested that they might be made known to the Croatian master and monk Ivan Ranzherom. You can also see a small room (with a height of human growth), in which the "bread and water" planted had committed misconduct of members of the brotherhood.

On the second floor now hosts a variety of cultural events.