The Church of St Bridget (Kościół św Brygidy) was well known in Poland in the
1980s as a place of worship and sanctuary for members of Solidarity. It was
built on the site of a 14th-century chapel dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, where
in 1374 the remains of the visionary St Bridget were displayed as they were
being taken from Rome to Vadstena in Sweden. Soon afterwards a monastery for the
Sisters of St Bridget was founded here. The church built beside it was completed
in around 1514.

The brick shell of the Gothic church contrasts with the more recent belfry, built
in 1653 by Peter Willer. The church’s stark interior is an effective foil for
the modern altars, tombstones and sculptures that it now contains. The most
impressive of these are the high altar and the monument to Father Jerzy
Popiełuszko, who was murdered in 1984 by Polish security service officials.