An education program was born in the Vatican for young people who work in crafts. The aim of the course is to pass on to a new generation of young artisans the knowledge and technical skills necessary to serve in St. Peter’s Basilica. Courses will start in January 2023.
(Vatican News Network)With the help of the Fratelli Foundation, the “School of Arts and Crafts” of the San Pietro Works Agency was officially born. The offer of this course follows an ancient tradition. “At the end of 1700 the Agency established the Pontifical Workshop for young aspiring bricklayers, carpenters, bricklayers and artisans of all mechanical arts”, wrote card. Gamblen, head of the San Pietro Agency, which allowed the agency to become a nationally renowned training center.
With this project, Agenzia San Pietro is now interested in recovering this “practical knowledge” of “how to do” and pass it on to generations of people as a “creative act” of its mission. According to the archives, the eighteenth-century school was free and designed to train young artisans throughout Rome. Schools are open in the evenings and on public holidays to allow students to work in the morning. This choice is an act of love and responsibility, a way to pass on to the new generations the competence that must be present at the service of St. Peter’s Basilica.
250 years later, the School of Arts and Crafts was born with the same aspirations and objectives, and it will also be free. The semester training course will begin early next year, with questions through October 31st this year. The first year will admit 20 students aged between 18 and 25, Italian or foreign. Those interested can enterAll Brothers Foundationwebsite for more information.
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