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The Ursulines' monastery in 17001700
The Ursulines' monastery in Trois-Rivière,Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1700The new monastery
The new Ursuline monastery includes classrooms, dormitories for boarders, a small chapel, a hospital room and a residence for the nuns.
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The Ursulines' monastery in 17151715
The Ursulines' monastery in Trois-Rivière,Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1715Enlargement of the monastery
The Ursuline monastery is enlarged. A chapel and a building for the hospital and the boarding school are constructed
(at right).
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Lack of french books1764
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1764Lack of French schoolbooks
It is said that after the British Conquest, only one book of French grammar was available for students at the day school. This was displayed on a desk in the middle of the classroom. The grammar was opened to a particular page, which was held in place by a wooden frame. Students approached one at a time to consult the book and learn the lesson. Only the teacher was permitted to turn the pages.
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The stone house1836
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1836The stone house
A new stone building is constructed to house a day school and a boarding school.
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The Saint Joseph school1870
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1870The Saint Joseph wing
A wing is added to the monastery to receive students from the Sainte-Ursule Day School (at left).
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The Pensionnat Sacré-Coeur (boarding school)1883
Pensionnat Sacré-Coeur, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1883The Pensionnat Sacré-Cœur (boarding school)
A new boarding school is built to house an increasing number of boarders.
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The passage of reconciliation1883
Pensionnat Sacré-Coeur, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
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1883The passage of reconciliation
A passageway, dubbed the "passage of reconciliation", links the new Pensionnat Sacré-Cœur to the boarding school built in 1836. The passage was so called because those on bad terms who met each other there were obliged to kiss and make up to mark the end of their quarrel.
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