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TheSaint-Sulpice Seminary (French:Vieux Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice) is a building inMontreal,Quebec,Canada. It is thesecond oldest structure in Montreal and was declared aNational Historic Site of Canada in 1980.[1][2] It is located in theVille-Marie Borough in theOld Montreal district, next toNotre-Dame Basilica onNotre-Dame Street, facingPlace d'Armes. Theseminary is a classic U-shaped building featuring a palatial style and includes an annex.
Saint-Sulpice Seminary was founded in 1657 by theSociety of Priests of Saint Sulpice, who have been the sole owner of the building since its creation. Construction began in 1684 byFrançois Dollier de Casson, superior of the Sulpicians, and was completed in 1687, although later additions, such as the clock, were completed by 1713. It was dedicated to the education ofsecular priests and to mission work among native peoples inNew France.[3]
The façade of the building is adorned with a clock, constructed and installed in 1701, near the top. The clock’s dial was created in Paris, engraved by Paul Labrosse and gilded by the Sisters of theCongregation of Notre-Dame.
The clock is one of the oldest of its kind in North America.
Following a monastic tradition, the Sulpicians built a garden in the 17th century near their seminary to grow fruits and vegetables. The garden borrowed the French tradition from the Renaissance of the geometrical arrangement of the aisles with the lawn and central statue.
The gardens are one of the oldest gardens of its kind in North America.[4][5]
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