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In 1900, with the support of the local population, Abbot Louis-David Gosselin called upon the Marist Brothers to oversee the education of Charlesbourg’s children. Three brothers accepted the mission, despite the low annual remuneration of $200. Their dedication was recognized by the commissioners, who renewed their contract and encouraged the construction of a new school in 1904.
1904 - 1953

The Collège Saint-Charles and the Marist Brothers in Charlesbourg

The Académie de Charlesbourg was founded in 1904. The Marist Brothers found refuge in Quebec after the separation of the Church and State in France at the turn of the century. With their reputation as good teachers, they were recruited by the parish priest of Charlesbourg, Monsignor Louis-David Gosselin, who was looking for an institution to educate the peasants’ sons. The school was enlarged in 1943. Apart from the period between 1914 and 1922 when they aided France in the war, the Marist Brothers remained in Charlesbourg until 1962, when they were replaced by lay people.

Schoolyard

Auteur inconnu In 1900, with the support of the local population, Abbot Louis-David Gosselin called upon the Marist Brothers to oversee the education of Charlesbourg’s children. Three brothers accepted the mission, despite the low annual remuneration of $200. Their dedication was recognized by the commissioners, who renewed their contract and encouraged the construction of a new school in 1904.
Chronoscope What do you notice in this 1928 image? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Société d’histoire de Charlesbourg Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Société d'histoire de Charlesbourg - Date: 1928-09-18