Chiesa di S. Caterina Vergine e Martire

The community of Cerealto seems to have formed between the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century with the settlement of workers of German origin who immigrated to the upper Vicenza area to cultivate the land. The church of Santa Caterina is documented for the first time only in 1444, in an inventory presented to the Curia: although endowed with a benefit, it did not have its own priest and for pastoral service referred to the parish priest of San Nicolò di Altissimo. The first known parish priest, Don Leonardo "de Velchio in Alemania", served in the year 1525.
It was established as a parish in the first half of the 16th century and as such appears in the first list of territorial vicariates established by the Council of Trent in 1567. In 1736, a lightning strike destroyed the bell tower and part of the church. The new church had three altars; the main one was dedicated to Saint Catherine, and the two side altars to Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Roch, and Saint Anthony the Abbot. By the end of the 19th century, the church was in precarious condition, and therefore it was decided to demolish it to make way for the new one, which was restored and expanded several times, until it was completely rebuilt between 1923 and 1925.