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Reading was an important aspect of Marist Brothers’ teaching. However, it wasn’t until 1937 that the first school library opened. A budget of $50 was allocated to purchase books, and several donations were made over time. In 1961, the École Secondaire de Charlesbourg was inaugurated, with a library for the students.
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.

The importance of reading

Auteur inconnu Reading was an important aspect of Marist Brothers’ teaching. However, it wasn’t until 1937 that the first school library opened. A budget of $50 was allocated to purchase books, and several donations were made over time. In 1961, the École Secondaire de Charlesbourg was inaugurated, with a library for the students.
Chronoscope Can you date this photograph? (unilingual French for a limited time) Source: Société d’histoire de Charlesbourg © Société d'histoire de Charlesbourg - Date: 1952