Historical outline
The Rudki parish and the first wooden church date back to the 15th century, when a temple dedicated to St. Adalbert stood in the village. It was consecrated in 1435, but unfortunately burned down fifteen years later during a Tartar invasion. A new church was erected fairly quickly, but in 1550 it was converted into a Calvinist church in the wake of the Reformation. In 1612, the pages of history were turned again and the church was once again in the hands of Catholics. At the same time, a 16th century Orthodox icon of the Mother of God, which had come from an Orthodox church in Podolia burnt down by the Tatars, was donated to the building. Thus, the site became important not only for Catholics, but also for Orthodox Christians.

In 1655, construction of a new building began, but was interrupted by the Swedish invasion. A brick church was built in 1728, but it was not consecrated until 1841, probably due to the historical turmoil of the Partitions. In 1876, the famous Polish comedy writer Aleksander Fredro was buried in the crypt of the church.

The building survived the First World War without major damage. What was almost a rule in those days, however, the Austrian authorities seized the bells. In 1921, the coronation of the image of Our Lady of Rudecka took place.

In 1946, the building was closed and the communist authorities turned it into a wholesale food store. The precious painting was secretly transported to Poland. Throughout the communist years it was surrounded by the Polish Catholic Church with great care. Unfortunately, in 1992 it was stolen from the church in Jasień. In 1988, the faithful recovered the Rudz church. Renovations were carried out over the following years, and a copy of the stolen painting appeared in the building in 1995. In 2003, the church was declared a shrine to Our Lady of Rudecja.

Architecture
The building is situated to the east of the square. Its position in relation to the world map places it in the direction of Jerusalem, i.e. to the conventional east. Buildings located in this way are said to be "oriented". The church is built of brick and plastered. The body of the church is three-nave, basilican and consists of three and a half bays. The chancel, on the other hand, is two-bay and corresponds in width and height to the nave. The sides are flanked by annexes that are natural extensions of the side aisles. The northern annex is the Fredro Chapel (dedicated to the Holy Trinity) and the southern annex is the sacristy.

From the outside, the most striking feature is the ornate façade. It is two-storey with a finial in the form of an aedicula with interesting volutes and covered with a triangular pediment above which is a plinth with an iron cross. The finial field has a four-leaved panel in a moulded frame. The second storey is separated from the finial by a cornice. It is interestingly framed by decorative volutes on both sides. Below, we can see the entrance leading through the dominant lower porch, covered by a gabled roof and definitely overlooking the main body.

The remaining facades are flanked by a plinth and moulded cornice. The side elevations of the nave are articulated with Tuscan pilasters (both lower and upper). The walls of the chancel, on the other hand, use frame divisions. The building is dominated by arched rectangular windows and plain rectangular windows, but enriched with triangular ornamentation.

Above the nave and chancel is a gable roof, formerly covered with tiles and now with sheet metal. On the other hand, there are pulpit roofs over the side aisles and gabled roofs over the porches. The turret for the bell tower has traditionally been clad in sheet metal.

Inside, the most striking feature is the dignified perspective arrangement leading through the inter-nave pillars, over which semicircular arcades are used. According to Marek Walczak in his study of the building, high Ionic pilasters were added to the side of the nave. The side aisles, on the other hand, have Doric pilasters.

In all parts, apart from the apse, which was covered with a lunette vault, a cross-column vault was used (with minor differences in accents and details. The music choir was built into the west half-bay of the nave. It is accessible through a staircase on the south side.

The most important elements related to the furnishings and surroundings of the church include:

• Symbolic and decorative paintings by Wincenty Witold Rawski, dating from the 1930s;
• The main altarpiece in Neo-Baroque style, dating to the 19th century;
• Altar of the Holy Family, dating to the 19th century;
• Altar of the Sacred Heart of Jesus dated to the 20th century;
• Neo-Baroque altar of the Holy Trinity (in the Fredro Chapel) dating to the 19th century.
• Wooden pulpit dating from the 18th century;
• Brick bell tower dating from the 18th century.

According to Marek Walczak, the building is preserved in relatively good condition. It should be noted that much of the furnishings have survived in situ.