Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The wooden church of St. Roch in Dobrzenie Wielkie is one of the more valuable sacred monuments in the region, and is also a characteristic example of Silesian wooden architecture. It was erected in 1658 at the site of a former cemetery for victims of "plague", with the endowment of Benedictine nuns from nearby Czarnowasy. The temple is executed in log construction, with a rectangular nave and a chancel closed tribonally, and its volume is surrounded by extensive posts. The whole is covered with a shake roof, above which rises a small bell tower with a banial helm. The interior is decorated with valuable Baroque furnishings: the main altar depicting the adoration of St. Roch, two side altars from the 17th century and an exceptional pulpit with figures of four evangelists. The temple was repeatedly renovated and miraculously survived World War II, when attempts were made to set it on fire. Today it serves as a filial church of the parish of St. Catherine and remains an important place of local traditions, especially the August festival of St. Roch. Surrounded by an old cemetery and greenery, it is a picturesque point on the Wooden Sacred Architecture Trail.