Father Reginald Foster

Father Reginald Foster is a Roman Catholic priest and monk of the order of Discalced Carmelites. He is an American, having been born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin around 60 years ago. He currently works in the "Latin Letters" department of the Vatican. He is best known for his famous Latin summer courses which he holds every year.

Latin class

Father Foster's course "Aestiva Romae Latinitatis", or Summer Latin in Rome, has been held every summer since the 1970s at the Janiculum Hill in Rome. He does not charge anything, only requiring the student to possess basic knowledge of Latin, love of the language, and the will to learn more, making the course very popular. He sometimes leads excursions into such places as Pompeii, the Roman Forum, and the Castelli Romani. He also teaches during the regular academic year in the Gregorian University in Rome.

His unique teaching style has made him the subject of some documentaries made by the BBC and a chapter in Alexander Stille's book "The Future of the Past".

References

A. Stille: "The Future of the Past: How the Information Age Threatens to Destroy our Cultural Heritage" ISBN 0-330-37534-2

External links

• FAQ de Aestiva Romae Latinitatis