Church of Our Lady of Sorrows - A Memorial to the Victims of World War I

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is a Neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church located in the Old Town of Gdańsk. The idea of building a church in this part of the city dates back to 1909, when the first church building committee was formed. The project was not realized until 1926, based on the plans of Felix Tiede and Friedrich Fischer. The church, dedicated to Liebfrauenkirche, was intended to serve as a memorial to the victims of World War I. The solemn consecration took place on September 16, 1928, and on April 1, 1929, the church was established as the seat of the newly formed parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, covering the northern part of the Lower Town, Przeróbka, Rudno, and surrounding areas, including Przejazdowo.

The church was designed in the Neo-Gothic style as a single-nave church with a transept oriented on an east-west axis. A characteristic feature of the architecture are the stepped gables on the north and south sides and a slender spire rising above the gable roof. Inside, there are two chapels: the Chapel of the Divine Mercy, with a pre-war sculpture of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the Chapel of Our Lady of Ostrabrama. The interior decoration includes a marble baptismal font with a sculpture of St. John the Baptist, a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, and a crucifix. In 2007, the interior was enriched with 16 stained-glass windows, which refer to the figures beatified and canonized by John Paul II. The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is not only a place of religious worship but also a symbol of memory of the tragic events of World War I and an important element of the history of Gdańsk.