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Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne

Sulpician Towers / Fort de la Montagne is a National Historic Site of Canada in Montréal, Quebec.

Quebec · 2065 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Quebec · location approximate

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SULPICIAN TOWERS These two towers are the only intact elements of Fort de la Montagne, built by Sulpician François Vachon de Belmont in the 1680s. The fort was constructed to protect the site of the Sulpician mission established here to evangelise First Nations. The west tower housed Marguerite Bourgeoys’ school, while the east tower was the residence of the nuns of the Notre-Dame Congregation. From the turn of the 18th century, the fort was used as a retreat by the Sulpicians. Beginning in 1854, it was partially demolished to accomodate the Grand Séminaire, leaving only the towers, which are among the oldest stone structures on the island of Montréal.

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LES TOURS DES SULPICIENS Ces deux tours faisaient partie du fort de la Montagne, aménagé dans les années 1680 par le sulpicien François Vachon de Belmont. Ce fort protégeait la mission établie par les Sulpiciens pour évangéliser les Amérindiens. La tour ouest logeait l’école de Marguerite Bourgeoys et la tour est, des religieuses de la congrégation de Notre-Dame. À partir du XVIIIe siècle, le fort sert de maison de campagne aux Sulpiciens et, à compter de 1854, il est partiellement démoli pour faire place au Grand Séminaire. Seuls éléments conservés du fort, ces tours comptent parmi les plus anciens ouvrages en pierre à subsister sur l’île de Montréal.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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