College

Founded in 1767 by Sulpician Jean-Baptiste Curatteau de la Blaiserie, the Collège de Montréal moved into the enlarged presbytery of the parish of Saint-François d'Assise de la Longue Pointe, on the eastern side of the Island of Montreal, 125 years after the founding of Montreal and 100 years before the Canadian Confederation.
After the conquest of Canada in 1759, the Canadian Sulpicians were no longer allowed to bring in new members, even if their property had not been confiscated. It was in this context that Father Curatteau decided to found a minor seminary to encourage the education of young people and, eventually, direct some of them toward the priesthood. An important witness to our collective past, the Collège de Montréal is, as such, part of the heritage of the Quebec nation.