There, where the waters of Venice meet, a stone's throw from Punta della Dogana and the splendid basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, in the Dorsoduro sestiere, “Casa Catecumeni” welcomes female students enrolled in the universities of Venice and Mestre.
A large family where young people, united by the purpose of university study, breathe “air of Home.”
The weekly community meeting, becomes essential to get together and spend time together, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, allowing dialogue and confrontation, indispensable components for the cultivation of sincere and solid relationships.
The House can accommodate about fifty students, who are called to live according to the style of self-management through the care of the common areas, thanks to cleaning shifts, and by placing themselves at the service of the community through what is called “task”: a care and activity assigned at the beginning of the year and which engages the guest weekly in the perspective of co-responsibility. The community experience thus becomes an opportunity for growth on a personal, cultural and spiritual level through the proposals of the House's internal animation groups, formed by the students themselves.
Among the services we can find:
Near us: supermarket and pharmacy, Peggy Guggenheim Collection Gallery, Punta della Dogana.
Public transportation:
Line 1 to Venice FS/Piazzale Roma: Salute stop at 2 minutes and Accademia stop at 5 minutes
Line 2 for Venezia FS/Piazzale Roma: Accademia stop 5 minutes away
Line 6 for Venezia FS/Piazzale Roma: Spirito Santo stop at 5 minutes.
Line 2, 6, 5.1, 5.2 to Venice FS/Piazzale Roma: Zattere stop at 10 minutes.
Located 15 minutes from Iuav, Accademia delle Belle Arti, Ca' Foscari venues in San Basilio
To apply, you must send an e-mail introduction to catecumeni@cpuvenezia.it describing your academic background, parish experience, any formative experience in movements or associations, and providing a telephone contact. A personal interview will follow.