During the Golden Horde invasion of Poland in 1260, Sadok and 48 other Dominicans were murdered by Mongols soldiers there.

There is also a holy icon of Our Lady of the Rosary - the title of Mary that is the most important to the Order.

After the January Uprising, Dominican friars were thrown out by the Russian administration during the Partition.

In this church, The Lesser Polish Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela has its beginning.

In medieval times it was an important stop for the pilgrims from Eastern and Northern Europe.