Parish church in the centre of Pszczyna, rebuilt in 1754 after a fire, with a crypt in which thirteen members of the Promnitz family are buried.
All Saints Church stands in the very centre of Pszczyna, a few dozen metres from the castle. The first mention of the church dates from 1326, but its present appearance is the result of rebuilding after the fire of 1748.
After the town fire of 1622 the church was rebuilt by Jerzy Walentyn Meyer of Moravian Ostrava. Another fire, in 1748, destroyed the building almost completely; the reconstruction was completed in 1754 under the direction of Christian Jähne, court architect of the Promnitz family, using the walls of the old church. It was later rebuilt again in 1791, 1814, 1849 (raising of the tower) and 1930-1931, when a chapel was added on the south and a sacristy on the north. In 1957, during restoration, the Baroque stucco decoration of the ceiling was destroyed.
The church is built of brick and plastered, with a square tower topped by a bulbous spire. Inside has survived a Late Baroque, two-level choir loft from the 18th century, supported on six round pillars. The main altar is Late Baroque; its painting of 1815 was done by Franz Frümel of Fulnek. In the left side altar hangs the painting of Our Lady of Pszczyna (the Wondrous Mother of God) of 1764. The north chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary from 1692 is closed off by an Early Baroque wrought-iron grille of the 17th century.
Under the church is a crypt with the sarcophagi of the lords of Pszczyna from the Promnitz family, in which thirteen members of the family are buried. Four bells hang in the tower; the two larger ones were cast in 1651 at the expense of Franz Hermann Promnitz. Organ concerts are held in the church, and since 2004 the "Musica da Chiesa" chamber music festival.
Next door stands the Protestant church, and a short walk leads to the synagogue and the Pszczyna Village Farmstead.
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