The Legend about a ginger bread and Lithuanian women.

Long, long time ago, Conrad the Mazovian donated the Chelmno Land to Teutonic Knights. They wanted to conquer lands around, to Christianize them. Finally, they conquered even lands, where now Lithuania is.

Beeing there Knights took Lithuanian woman prisoner and bring them to Torun. Here, woman received christening and become a member of a Christian Church. After that, Commander of the Teutonic Knights ordered to build a nunnery where woman will be able to live, under the rule of St. Benedict.

So, woman named as "black monks" were living there, comfortable and happy under the Knights' protection. In token of appreciation, they were preparing, once a month a festive dinner.

Once, during such a dinner, on the table appeared a delicious cake, that nobody see or eat before. It was prepared by one Benedictines, Sister Catherine. She made it, by mixing flour and honey with spices. She also made them in different shapes, but one of them was special and remembered. It was 6 circles sticked together. Everyone liked these new cakes, but they had no name. That is why, the Commander of Order suggested to name this gingerbread Catherines. And from that evening, they were known as Catherines, to memorable the monk that made them first.

As time went on, Knights were forgetting about Benedictines. Monks on their own had to keep themselves. And then monks reminded about cakes named Catherines. So they decided to bake them and sell to earn money. It was very good idea, because all citizens were buying them. What's more, they were so delicious, that merchants bought them and sell abroad. And that was the story about famous gingerbread that monk Catherine from Torun made in the past.