Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Adalbert, the so-called church "On the Hill," stands on a limestone escarpment, in the immediate vicinity of the former city walls in the place where – according to legend – St. Adalbert was supposed to preach sermons. The Gothic brick building, fragments of which have been preserved to this day in the form of the presbytery walls, was created at the beginning of the 15th century on the site of a wooden church. For five centuries (14th-19th century), the church was cared for by Dominicans, and then also Protestants. In the 17th century, the temple was destroyed by fire, and then by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War. In the 18th century, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style. As a result of secularization at the beginning of the next century, the church became a warehouse and part of a hospital. After World War II, the former sacristy was excluded from the hospital area and returned to the church, becoming the chapel of Our Lady of Częstochowa. In the church, one can see, among others, a 14th-century triptych "Immaculate Mother" surrounded by holy martyrs: Agnes, Barbara, Cecilia, Catherine, as well as a 17th-century painting in the main altar depicting St. Adalbert's stay in Opole and a 17th-century painting depicting the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, brought by repatriates from the collegiate church in Stanisławów, and a 19th-century organ prospect. The building is surrounded by a park with walking paths and an outdoor sculpture collection. Practical information: The facility is not open to visitors. Parking at Kopernika Square.