Its history is part of an ancient tradition, dating back to the end of the eighteenth century.
Supported by a popular school of a professional nature for the training of master builders for architecture, in the late eighteenth century the Fabric of Saint Peter established the Pontifical Studio of Arts for the training of aspiring builders and craftsmen in general.
The Studio was free of charge, open on feast days and afternoons. For the Fabric, it was an act of love and responsibility, and also responded to the real need to provide adequate training for new generations of craftsmen to be employed in the Vatican Basilica.
Today, 250 years later, the Fabric of Saint Peter, in collaboration with the Fondazione Fratelli Tutti, has decided to once again promote the transmission of practical skills and know-how, with aims similar to those that had guided it in founding the Pontifical Studio: in the essential adaptation to the needs of the contemporary world, the Fabric of Saint Peter, through the School, intends to support and transmit the heritage of knowledge and skills acquired and handed down by so many generations of craftsmen of Saint Peter’s.
Written by Assunta di Sante
The Studio was free of charge, open on feast days and afternoons. For the Fabric, it was an act of love and responsibility, and also responded to the real need to provide adequate training for new generations of craftsmen to be employed in the Vatican Basilica.
Today, 250 years later, the Fabric of Saint Peter, in collaboration with the Fondazione Fratelli Tutti, has decided to once again promote the transmission of practical skills and know-how, with aims similar to those that had guided it in founding the Pontifical Studio: in the essential adaptation to the needs of the contemporary world, the Fabric of Saint Peter, through the School, intends to support and transmit the heritage of knowledge and skills acquired and handed down by so many generations of craftsmen of Saint Peter’s.
Written by Assunta di Sante