Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The Church of St. Peter and Paul in Nysais counted among the pearls of Baroque architecture in the Opole region. Due to its two high towers, the church is the most visible point in the city's panorama. The temple was erected in the first half of the 18th century by the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Bożogrobowcy), which was brought to the city from Miechów near Kraków at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. The temple together with the monastery was created near the remains of the old Gothic Franciscan church. The author of the design and the first builder of the facility was Michael Klein originating from Hungary, and from 1725 the work was continued by Felix Anton Hammerschmidt. After secularization in 1810, the church became a soap factory, and was subsequently renamed a hospital. In the second half of the 20th century, the facility was the seat of a higher theological seminary. Currently, a school complex and the Diocesan Formation House are located in the edifice. The interiors of the temple are distinguished by rich stucco decoration and illusionist polychromes by Thomas and Felix Anton Scheffler. All church paintings are subordinated to the motif of glorifying the mystery of the Holy Cross as the instrument of Christ's passion and the source of salvation. The Rococo Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre deserves special attention, located in the rear part of the church with an altar with a glazed figure of Christ and an exact copy of the Holy Sepulchre. One of the most valuable objects in the church is the Rococo organ prospect, built in the second half of the 18th century by Wilhelm Scheffler. It consists of two-part organs of different sizes integrated into the choir balustrade. Practical information: Possibility to visit before or after mass. Free admission. Sightseeing time: 1 hour. Parking spaces by the municipal market square (paid parking zone).