CHURCH OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ST. NORBERT IN OPOLE-CZARNOWĄSY

The history of the Church of Corpus Christi and St. Norbert in Opole-Czarnowąsy is closely linked to the arrival of the Norbertine Order in this place in the 13th due to the efforts of Casimir I of Opole. It was originally built as part of a monastery complex. In 1643, the church was burned to the ground by the Swedes. Its thorough reconstruction had to wait until the 1770s. At that time, the temple was remade in the Baroque style. The interior of the church is maintained in a uniform style of classicising Baroque from the period of extensive reconstruction. The main altar contains an image of St. Norbert and a centrally located, richly decorated

tabernacle with a scene of the Crucifixion on the door, sculptures of adoring angels on the sides and the Lamb in the finial. The side altars present sculptures of Norbertine saints and an image of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the left, as well as sculptures of two nuns and an image of St.

Augustine on the right. The temple also houses a Baroque-Classicist three-part organ from 1784. The site currently serves as a parish church.