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.
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In September 1904, to the sound of the ringing bell, Collège Saint-Charles opened its doors to a cohort of 80 students. Work was carried out rapidly, from spring to summer, by builder Joseph Paradis. The new school promised to increase its capacity to 200 students. Many more children were able to receive teaching from the Marist Brothers.
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