Quartier des Spectacles in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Le Collège Sainte-Marie
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 2024
1. Le Collège Sainte-Marie Marker
Le père Félix Martin, s.j. (1804-1886), a été l’architecte du bâtiment illustré ci-haut, et le premier recteur du collège.
Le Sainte-Marie offrait le « cours classique » dans un projet pédagogique inspiré du fondateur de la Compagnie de Jésus Ignace de Loyola (1491-1556).
Institution cosmopolite, le collège recevait des élèves du Québec aussi bien que d'Europe et des États-Unis. Il a aussi abrité, de 1851 à 1857, la première École de droit à Montréal et à compter de 1899 décernait un diplôme universitaire de baccalauréat.
Les premiers ministres Honoré Mercier (1840-1894) et Paul Sauvé (1907-1960) l’ont fréquenté, de même que les juges chef de la Cour Suprême du Canada Francis Alexander Anglin (1865-1933) et Thibaudeau Rinfret (1879-1962).
Plusieurs des maires de Montréal, Joseph Royal (1837-1902), Jean-Damien Rolland (1841-1912), Raymond Préfontaine (1850-1905) et Fernand Rinfret (1883-1939) ont fréquenté le collège Sainte-Marie, ainsi que d'innombrables acteurs des milieux intellectuel, scientifique et culturel de Montréal, du Québec et du Canada français, parmi lesquels Émile Nelligan (1879-1941), Athanase David (1882-1953), Léo Dandurand (1889-1964), Pierre Dansereau (1911-2011), André Laurendeau (1912-1968), Hubert Aquin (1929-1977) et Marcel Dubé (1930-2016).
Notice historique rédigée par l'Association des anciens élèves du Collège Sainte-Marie.
Father Félix Martin, SJ (1804-1886), was the architect of the building illustrated above, and the first rector of the college.
The Sainte-Marie College offered the "classical course" in an educational project inspired by the founder of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556).
A cosmopolitan institution, the college welcomed students from Quebec as well as from Europe and the United States. From 1851 to 1857, it also housed the first law school in Montreal and, starting in 1899, awarded a bachelor's degree.
Prime Ministers Honoré Mercier (1840-1894) and Paul Sauvé (1907-1960) attended it, as did Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada Francis Alexander Anglin (1865-1933) and Thibaudeau Rinfret (1879-1962).
Several mayors of Montreal, Joseph Royal (1837-1902), Jean-Damien Rolland (1841-1912), Raymond Préfontaine (1850-1905) and Fernand Rinfret (1883-1939) attended Sainte-Marie College, as did countless figures from the intellectual, scientific and cultural circles of Montreal, Quebec and French Canada, including Émile Nelligan (1879-1941), Athanase David (1882-1953), Léo Dandurand (1889-1964), Pierre Dansereau (1911-2011), André Laurendeau (1912-1968), Hubert Aquin (1929-1977) and Marcel Dubé (1930-2016).
Historical notice written by the Sainte-Marie College Alumni Association.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 45° 30.331′ N, 73° 33.929′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Quartier des Spectacles. It is on Rue de Bleury just west of René-Lévesque Boulevard West, on the right when traveling east. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the stonework facade at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1180 Rue de Bleury, Montréal QC H3B 0H2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La terre concédée le 24 octobre 1654 (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct
2. Marker detail: Saint-Marie College
Le Collège Sainte-Marie
Also see . . . Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal (Wikipedia).
Excerpt : Collège Sainte-Marie was a college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It ceased to exist in 1969, when it was merged into UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal). Collège Ste-Marie was founded by Jesuits in 1848. It had an English sector, which called the school St. Mary's College but later became separate in 1896 as Loyola College. Ste-Marie never issued degrees. It relied on its affiliation with chartered universities to grant degrees but had full curriculum control. Ste-Marie was originally affiliated with Université(Submitted on May 1, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Laval until 1920, when it was affiliated with Université de Montréal. The college originally offered secondary education as well as collegial studies.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 20243. Le Collège Sainte-Marie MarkerThe marker is mounted on the replicated Sainte-Marie College stonework facade at this location, on the right side of the former main entrance.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
