Séminaire de Québec, Catholic seminary in La Cité-Limoilou, Canada.
The Séminaire de Québec contains multiple stone buildings with classical architectural elements, positioned on a prominent location overlooking the St. Lawrence River.
François de Laval established this institution in 1663, marking the beginning of formal Catholic education in New France and shaping the development of religious instruction.
The seminary houses a museum displaying religious artifacts, educational materials, and documents that illustrate the evolution of Catholic education in Quebec.
Visitors can access the seminary through guided tours that operate daily from 9 AM to 5 PM, with entrance fees including access to the museum collections.
The seminary maintains its original educational purpose after 360 years, continuing to train Catholic clergy while simultaneously functioning as a historical monument.
Location: La Cité-Limoilou
Inception: 1663
Founders: François de Laval
Part of: Old Quebec
Address: 1, rue des Remparts, Québec (Québec) G1R 5L7
Website: https://seminairedequebec.org
GPS coordinates: 46.81475,-71.20519
Latest update: May 11, 2025 00:19
Old Quebec
180 m
Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral
147 m
Saint-Roch Church
136 m
Musée de l'Amérique française
124 m
Old Parliament Building (Quebec)
142 m
Parc Montmorency
149 m
Bistro 1640
200 m
Archbishop's Palace
96 m
Édifice Louis-S.-St-Laurent
166 m
Ancien palais épiscopal de Québec
149 m
Maison Guillaume-Estèbe
179 m
Deuxième hôtel du Parlement à Québec
166 m
Chapelle extérieure du Séminaire-de-Québec
147 m
Escalier Frontenac
200 m
Monument du Cardinal Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau
183 m
Empire Theatre
162 m
Notre-Dame-de-Québec
148 m
Maison Étienne-Marchand
167 m
Maison Joseph-Morrin
99 m
Maison Joseph-Petitclerc
198 m
Maison Mercier
173 m
Maison François-Durette
171 m
Maison du Fort
189 m
Cour intérieure du Petit Séminaire de Québec
69 m
Maison Jean-Étienne-Jayac
182 m
Pavillon Jean-Holmes
96 m
Maison Benjamin-Tremain
184 m
Maison Anne-Hamilton
177 mReviews
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