Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes
Bazylika pw. św. Jakuba Apostoła i św. Agnieszki, Dziewicy i Męczennicy
The Church and belfry
Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes
50°28′29″N 17°20′04″E / 50.4747°N 17.3344°E / 50.4747; 17.3344
Location	Nysa
Country	Poland
Language(s)	Polish
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Parish church, Basilica minor
Founder(s)	Jarosław of Opole
Dedication	James the Great and Agnes of Rome
Consecrated	1198
Architecture
Functional status	Functional
Heritage designation	Historic Monument of Poland
Designated	28 February 2011[1]
Style	Gothic
Years built	1195–1198 (first church) 1392 (present church) 1424–1430 (second phase)
Groundbreaking	1195 (first church)
Completed	1430
Administration
Diocese	Opole
Deanery	Nysa
Parish	St. James and St. Agnes Parish in Nysa

The Basilica of St. James and St. Agnes is a Catholic Church parish church and basilica minor in the New Town area of Nysa, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Built in the Late Middle Ages, it was the historically the cultural centre of the town and Nysa's largest sacramental building.^[2] It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.^[1]

History

There has been a parish church at the site since the first was built between 1195 and 1198 and consecrated in 1198 by Jarosław, Duke of Opole and Bishop of Wrocław.^[3]

The current church was built in two phases.^[4] The first stage was built before 1392, when the six-span church was built. The second stage was built between 1424 and 1430, when the chancel and ambulatory were built.^[5] St. James's Church was then Nysa's highest building, with its rooftop surpassing other structures in the exceptionally historic part of town.^[6] It is the burial site of Duke Wenceslaus II of Legnica from the Piast dynasty. The church was visited several times by King Władysław IV of Poland.

There is a detached bell tower adjacent to the main church building.