On 15 August, we commemorate the mystery of our faith, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Our monastery basilica has also been dedicated to this mystery since its foundation.

On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Historical Commission of the Premonstratensian Order met here at Strahov.

A candidate enters the Order by completing a probationary period, the novitiate. He then becomes a novice through the rite of clothing, that is, by being clothed in the religious habit, which symbolizes consecration and membership in the Premonstratensian Order.

During the Thirty Years’ War, Abbot Caspar Questenberg attempted to transfer the relics of the founder of the Order, Saint Norbert, to Strahov. At that time, Magdeburg, the place of his final resting place, had become Protestant. He eventually succeeded, and on 2 May 1627 Strahov became the final resting place of Saint Norbert.