Le Monastère des Ursulines/ The Ursuline Monastery

Marie de l'Incarnation and two fellow Ursulines arrived in Canada in 1639 to devote themselves to the education of young girls, and the Ursuline community has occupied this site since 1642. Part of the Old Monastery, with its fine timberwork and wooden staircase, is the most imposing example of 17th century architecture still standing in Canada. The chapel altar dating from the 1730s is the work of the Levasseur family and is considered a masterpiece of Canadian wood sculpture. Large stone wings of mid 19th century date complete one of the most important complexes of religious buildings constructed in Canada prior to 1880.

Quebec · Canada