Courses
Lingua Ecclesiae is the first intensive summer Latin course specifically designed for ecclesiastics.
Students will be hosted at the Casa per ferie Mater Mundi, run by the Augustinian Sisters of Divine Love. Pedagogical activities are accompanied by the daily celebration of the Liturgy.
To favor the students’ rapid and solid learning, all courses are conducted directly in Latin, just like all other daily activities: Latin is the only language of communication within the residence throughout the entire month of stay.
Curricular activities are as follows:
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Course of Lingua Latina |
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Latin in-depth course (optional) |
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Latin composition (optional) |
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Elective course (chosen by the student from:) |
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THE COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 1-SEPTEMBER 26, 2025, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
| MORNINGS | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 | Lauds and Holy Mass |
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:20 | Class |
| 10:20 – 10:40 | Free Time |
| 10:40 – 12:00 | Class |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Midday Prayer |
| 12:10 – 12:25 | Free Time |
| 12:25 – 13:30 | Class |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Free Time |
| AFTERNOONS - 1st and 2nd week | |
| 15:00 – 17:30 | Personal study |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | Latin in-depth course (optional) |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Vespers |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Latin composition (optional) |
| 20:00 – 21:00 | Dinner |
| 21:00 | Night Prayer |
| CHANGES | On friday of the 1st and 2nd week there will be a supplementary lesson of Latin instead of the in-depth and the composition courses. |
| AFTERNOONS - 3rd and 4th week | |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Personal study |
| 16:30 – 17:30 | Latin in-depth course wit exercises of composition (optional) |
| 17:30 – 18:30 | Latinitas Patristica |
| 18:30 – 19:00 | Vespers |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Latinitas Canonica / Latinitas Liturgica |
| 20:00 – 21:00 | Dinner |
| 21:00 | Night Prayer |
Prof. Federico Pirrone
Italian Institute for Classical Studies
Prof. Alessandro Agus
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross
Prof. Leonardo Rosa-Ramos
Pontifical Salesian University
Prof. don Jose Luiz Lima
Pontifical Salesian University
Prof. don Mateus Mariano Costa
Italian Institute for Classical Studies
At the end of each course, students who so desire have the opportunity to take a small test, the successful completion of which will allow them to attain a certificate granted jointly by the Italian Institute for Classical Studies and the Pontificium Institutum Altioris Latinitatis of the Pontifical Salesian University.
Those who successfully pass the exam will obtain a total of 12 ECTS.
These ECTS are automatically recognized at the Pontificium Institutum Altioris Latinitatis of the Pontifical Salesian University, or may be convalidated at other universities, according to the discretion of each Athenaeum.
Students will receive ECTS credit for each course as follows:
LATIN LANGUAGE: 20 ECTS
LATINITAS CANONICA: 5 ECTS
LATINITAS LITURGICA: 5 ECTS
LATINITAS PATRISTICA: 5 ECTS
The standard cost of the course amounts to 1990 €. Payments are allowed in four installments.
Those who wish to be accomodated in a single bedroom (rather than in a standard room) may send a request and pay an additional charge of € 23 per day.
This includes:
Instruction:
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Courses of: Latin Language + Latin in-depth course + Latin composition + Latinitas Canonica / Latinitas Liturgica / Latinitas Patristica (125 total course hours) |
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Books and other educational materials |
Lodging:
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4 weeks of stay in Rome |
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily |
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Free use of classrooms and common spaces |
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Internet access |
Payment  may be made by wire transfer (Account holder: IISC Servizi S.r.l.; IBAN: IT 18 Y 02008 05013 000106873651; BIC/SWIFT: UNCRITM1006; Description: Lingua Ecclesiae course for *Name Last Name*) or by cash or check at the Head Office of the Italian Institute for Classical Studies (by appointment only).
FORMS OF PAYMENT:
First installment: deadline April 30
| STANDARD ROOM: | SINGLE ROOM: | |
| AMOUNT: | 490 € | 590 € |
Second installment: deadline May 31
| STANDARD ROOM: | SINGLE ROOM: | |
| AMOUNT: | 500 € | 675 € |
Third installment: deadline June 30
| STANDARD ROOM: | SINGLE ROOM: | |
| AMOUNT: | 500 € | 675 € |
Fourth installment: deadline July 31
| STANDARD ROOM: | SINGLE ROOM: | |
| AMOUNT: | 500 € | 675 € |
