You’ve Never Seen Prague Like This! Strahov Opens After 399 Years

For one day, Prague will reveal a side of Strahov Monastery that is usually out of reach. On May 2, the site will open selected interiors to the public as part of the Saint Norbert Festival, marking 399 years since a procession that reshaped its role in Europe. The event looks back to the early 17th century, when the remains of Saint Norbert were brought to Prague. After the northern German city of Magdeburg adopted Protestantism, Strahov’s abbot, Kašpar of Questenberg, secured the relics of the Premonstratensian order’s founder and arranged their transfer to Bohemia. The journey took place under imperial authority. Soldiers led by Albrecht von Wallenstein accompanied the relics to Prague, where they arrived in a ceremonial procession at the turn of 1626 and 1627. The event drew attention across the region and placed Strahov at the center of the Premonstratensian order. Saint Norbert later became one of the patron saints of the Czech lands. This year’s festival revisits that moment, bringing its history back into focus nearly four centuries later. The program will begin at 10 a.m. with a mass in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Throughout the day, the monastery complex will... The post You’ve Never Seen Prague Like This! Strahov Opens After 399 Years appeared first on Prague Morning .

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