Along with the rest of the Kutná Hora town centre, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, because of its outstanding Baroque architecture.

[2] It flourished under abbot Heinrich Heidenreich [de], due to silver mining in the region.

The abbey was burnt in April 1421 by Hussites led by Jan Žižka, and many monks were killed.

Destroyed in 1421, it was rebuilt from 1699 to 1707 after designs by Paul Ignaz Bayer [de] and Jan Santini Aichel.

The building dates from around 1400, was rebuilt several times and remodeled in Baroque style in 1710 by Santini Aichel.