They say the stone is imperceptibly sinking into the ground. The legend has it that once it is completely hidden, it will be forgotten and the world will come to an end.
The stone (red marble) has fascinated people for ages. It has always inspired awe and respect. No one dared to raise a hand against it. By the people’s will, to commemorate the date of enfranchisement of peasants in Budziejewek, in 1840 it was entered into the land and mortgage register and listed by the Poviat Court in Wagrowiec. The entry protects the stone from being use for construction puposes.
The Stone of St. Adalbert is the oldest, law protected natural monument in the Greater Poland. It is located 300 m south-east from the Church in Budziejewek. The visitors are led to it by a lovely hedged lane. The stone is surrounded by four oak trees, planted there in 2000: “Karol” (in the memory of John Paul II), “Michał” (for St. Michael, the saint patron of Mieścisk), “Jakub” (for Jakub Wujek, the priest who translated The Bible), “Stefan” (for cardinal Stefan Wyszyński), and smaller stones with those names etched into them.