Fondacio in Europe

Fondacio was born in 1974 in France, under the name of Community of Poitiers. In the breath of the Second Vatican Council and forming part of the “new communities” resulting from the Charismatic Renewal, its raison d’être is the formation and evangelization of the young generations.

Fondacio was born in 1974 in France, under the name of Community of Poitiers ( see our history )

In the spirit of the Second Vatican Council and within the framework of the “new communities” resulting from the Charismatic Renewal, its raison d’être is the formation and evangelization of the younger generations.

It was in 1977, in Rome and then in France, that the first meetings took place between Domingo Santa Maria, a Chilean businessman involved in the Charismatic Renewal, and the Fondacio community.

In July 1980, in Santiago de Chile, a first weekend of evangelization was given by Fondacio for about forty people. A year later, Fondacio was born there with 31 young Chilean adults and a strong dynamic of witness.
In the years that followed, Fondacio brought together people from different social backgrounds and embraced its vocation as a meeting place.

Fondacio has built a bridge between the people of the slums, the “pobladores” and the people of the wealthy neighborhoods, in responsibility in the economic or political world.

Origins of the mission

Fondacio was born in 1974 in France, under the name of Community of Poitiers . In the spirit of the Second Vatican Council and within the framework of the “new communities” resulting from the Charismatic Renewal, its raison d’être is the formation and evangelization of the younger generations.

At the end of the 1980s, the Fondacio Training Institute (IFF) was created in France and developed at continental level (Belgium, Romania) until it became IFF Europe , whose headquarters are in Angers (France) with a branch in Louvain la Neuve (Belgium). IFF Europe, Angers (France), a center associated with the Catholic University of the West, offers several semester programs or an equivalent academic year in L1, L2 and L3, and a 3-year bachelor’s degree.

In Belgium (Louvain la Neuve) , two programs of one university semester are offered, one at the threshold of student life, the other to engage successfully in professional life.

For more information on activities in these countries, please refer to the corresponding pages.