The Church of Saint Hedwig in Katowice Szopienice was built in the 80s of the nineteenth century. It replaced an older and smaller shrine, which had served the faith only for 20 years. Earlier, the residents of Szopienice and of neighboring Roździeń used the parish church in Mysłowice. The new parish church is a neo-Gothic building. The monument was The nearby Chapel of Gethsemane is also registered as a monument. It was erected at the beginning of the twentieth century.