Spitalkirche St. Katharina, Gothic church in central Regensburg, Germany

Spitalkirche St. Katharina is a Gothic church in Regensburg featuring pointed arch windows and soaring vaulted ceilings. The building displays typical South German Gothic construction with slender columns and thin walls that create an open, light-filled interior.

The church began as a mausoleum for the Regensburg patrician family Zant, with the hexagonal central building possibly started around 1220. In 1489 the choir was enlarged under Spitalmeister Andreas Wallner, and the parish church was moved here after the old one was demolished for the 15th-century city fortifications. A neo-Gothic rebuild followed in 1858–1860 under Michael Maurer.

The church was originally part of a hospital complex that cared for the poor and sick, a role visible in its position within the old town. The dedication to Saint Catherine honors the patron saint of travelers and the ill.

The church sits in the heart of the old town and is easily reached on foot, especially from the Danube waterfront. Checking opening times beforehand is wise, as regular services may limit visitor access at certain hours.

Nothing of the original interior survives. The high altar is a winged altarpiece brought here from the church at Martinsberg, closed from Christmas Eve to Epiphany to show the Nativity scenes and opened to reveal the lives of Saints Barbara, Margaret and Catherine. Its central statue of Catherine of Alexandria dates from around 1500.