Monday, June 06, 2005
TOTAL IMMERSION IN LATIN
ROME, JUNE 5, 2005 (Zenit.org).- It will be Latin-only for a week this July in the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Frigolet in France, even to ask for a glass of water.
A course entitled "Feriae XXIV Latinae Ferigoletenses," sponsored by the Holy See's Latinas Foundation, aims to promote Latin among people who have some knowledge of it and wish to improve their skills with it.
"Latin is an ancient language. The fact of using it as a modern language allows for better understanding of ancient texts," the organizers explained in a statement.
The course will not turn out orators like Cicero or Julius Caesar, but they will speak as the latter did in everyday life.
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