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) that later became separate in 1896 as Loyola College. Ste-Marie was never a degree issuing institution, instead, relying on its affiliation with chartered universities to grant degrees. Despite this, it had full curriculum control. Ste-Marie was originally affiliated with Université Laval until 1920, when it was affiliated with Université de Montréal. The college originally offered primary and secondary (elementary and high school level) education as well as collegial studies. A portion of the original college remains as the Église du Gesù (Church of Gesu, named after the church where St. Ignatius of Loyola is buried), which was originally the college chapel. It is one of the oldest religious buildings in Montreal. Also housed in the structure is the Salles du Gesù, Montreal's oldest theatre.
Notable alumni
- Hermas Bastien
- Leo Dandurand
- Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu
- Charles Gill
- Léon-Mercier Gouin
- Lucien L'Allier
- Denis Monière
- Jean Prévost (politician)
- Joseph Royal
- Paul Sauvé
- Guy Sylvestre, Jean-Guy Sylvestre, former head of the National Library of Canada
- Arthur Turcotte
- Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliot Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada
External links
- Association des anciens élèves du collège Sainte-Marie (The college's alumni association)
- Salles du Gesù
References
- L'Encyclopédie de l'histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia - Collège Sainte-Marie, Montréal
- Cinq-Mars, Jean. Histoire du Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, 1848-1969. Montréal : Hurtubise HMH, 1998. 516 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 2894283350
- Université de Montréal - Division des archives - Collège Sainte-Marie (Montréal) (three images)
