irst mentions about
the God's Body Church, belonging to Johannites, brought in XII century
to Wroclaw, come from the year 1320, however it was probably about 50
years older. The present Gothic temple comes from the XV century. It was
situated near an non-existent at present, destroyed on Napoleon's order
in 1807 Świdnicka Gate, so some of it's turrets (also destroyed) served
directly as defensive purposes, what it paid several times with heavy
destructions as a result of military actions.
The legend says that
when a great danger threatens Wroclaw, the gates of the church open,
letting knights procession out, who walk without touching the ground and
go on the Ostrow Tumski island. Some consider this an omen, others
meanwhile claim that spirits go to protect the city as their duty.
