In the centre of Vienna, at Steindlgasse 6, in the immediate vicinity of the Hofkirche, is the house where St Stanislaus Kostka and his brother Paul lived during their formation with the Jesuits. Stanislaus left there in 1567 to enter the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in Rome after his vocation had been examined by Peter Canisius in Dillingen. In 1583, Stanislaus' former living room was converted into a chapel, which is still available for prayer and church services today.

The house at Steindlgasse 6 had been owned for about 100 years by the professional association of employees in domestic service, whose members lived there. As the professional association will be dissolved due to a decline in membership, the members decided to donate the house to the Society of Jesus, also to ensure the preservation of this special place. Our great thanks go to the women of the professional association, to whom we will remain particularly attached in the future.