Casa di Preghiera

A house and school opened here in January 23rd 1869 because the Local Council had asked for it. It was the first house to open after the Mother House and so it remained until i953 when instead, the sisters obtained the ex-convent of the Capuchin Fathers which has been held up to this present day. By time the house flourished and became a true youth centre of professional formation, cultural, religious and recreational conventions. Until the 2nd World War there was an orphanage for both girls and boys but now the place is used for retreats conventions, spiritual exercises, holidays and accommodation of school children in particular. The house situated at a height of 900m and commanding a fascinating view of a landscape of mountains and valleys, affords, for individuals and groups, an ideal place for reflection, prayer and retreats helped by the silence of the environment. Being close to Campocatino a short distance from the “stazione sciistica”, it affords a fascinating place for school holiday camps and a favourable place for exciting excursions or “white weeks”.