In 1962, the Marist Brothers left Charlesbourg. This was under the order of Brother Henri-Louis, who thought it preferable to focus on foreign missions with more disadvantaged communities. The news took the population by surprise, but it allowed lay teachers to take over. In the years that followed, the Parent Report led to a major reform of the Quebec education system.

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.

In line, two by two, in silence

Auteur inconnu In 1962, the Marist Brothers left Charlesbourg. This was under the order of Brother Henri-Louis, who thought it preferable to focus on foreign missions with more disadvantaged communities. The news took the population by surprise, but it allowed lay teachers to take over. In the years that followed, the Parent Report led to a major reform of the Quebec education system.

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Depicted period: 1942

Source: Société d’histoire de Charlesbourg Document in the public domain (free of copyright) - Société d'histoire de Charlesbourg - Date: 1940

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