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Collège François-de-Laval (previously Petit Séminaire de Québec) is a private

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in the Vieux-Québec area of

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Origins and current status

The school was founded in 1668, as part of the

Séminaire de Québec The Seminary of Quebec (French: Séminaire de Québec) is a Catholic community of diocesan priests in Quebec City founded by Bishop François de Laval, the first bishop of New France in 1663. History The Séminaire de Québec is a Society of d ...

. Until 1970, the

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of the Seminary was also the Rector of Université Laval, which was originally an offshoot of it. In 1985, the seminary transferred the secondary school to a new secular not-for-profit organization, "le Collège François-de-Laval", which was given the right to use the "Petit Séminaire de Québec" name. Another school, Le Petit Séminaire de Québec, campus de l'Outaouais was founded as a branch of the school in the Outaouais area of western Quebec. A separate organization with a similar name, the Petit séminaire diocésain de Québec, is a residential school for boys considering the Roman Catholic priesthood, managed by the

Background

Many

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clergy of the 18th and 19th century, as well as innumerable academics, went through the Petit Séminaire before higher education became widely accessible. Of 867 students who lived at the Petit Séminaire during the French period, 198 graduated. Of these, 118 became priests or brothers, and 80 chose other occupations, according to research by historian Mgr

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Notable graduates

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, member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada and the

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* Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (1829-1837), first Premier of Quebec *

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and developer of the

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Petit séminaire diocésain de Québec
{{DEFAULTSORT:College Francois de Laval Catholic secondary schools in Quebec Private schools in Quebec High schools in Quebec Schools in Quebec City Old Quebec Religion in Quebec City

Origins and current status

Background

Notable graduates

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