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The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nysaat the Solny Market is a sacred building originating from the end of the 17th century. It was built by Jesuits on the site of a medieval temple. Two-meter figures of Jesuit saints made of linden wood placed in niches on the pediment of the building remind of connections with the congregation. The church was created from the foundation of the Bishop of Wrocław Charles I of Habsburg as the first Jesuit temple in Silesia, as part of a plan to create a center of Catholic intellectualism in Nysa. The church was designed by the Milanese architect Andrea Quadro, and the master builder Matthäus Kirchberger was responsible for the construction, followed by Michael Klein – the court bishop's architect. The church burned down during the siege of the city by Napoleonic troops at the beginning of the 19th century, after which it was designated as a fodder warehouse. The temple was rebuilt in the second half of the 19th century. Altars, pulpit, confessionals, and other elements of the temple's furnishings were made in the Late Baroque style. Due to the fire of 1807, the original main altar from the end of the 17th century depicting the Assumption with a Late Gothic oak figure of Mary has been only partially preserved. Practical information: Parking on Kraszewskiego Street, by the municipal stadium. Possibility to visit before or after mass. Free admission. Sightseeing time: 1 hour. The heart of Charles I of Habsburg, the founder of the temple, is kept in the church. On every anniversary of the Bishop of Wrocław's death (i.e., December 28), the gilded capsule is exhibited during the mass.