Grand Séminaire De Montréal

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  • Address
    2065 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Downtown
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  • Phone
    935 1169
  • Transport
    underground rail: Guy-Concordia

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Lonely Planet review

The seminary has a pretty Romanesque chapel, with hand-carved oak pews and walls covered with imported stone from Caen, France. Several shaded canals on the property are lovely for a stroll. Tours last about an hour and a half and the guides are excellent.

The immense complex was built in 1860 to train priests for the Roman Catholic diocese. Shortly after construction the main instruction building, the Collège de Montréal, was requisitioned by the British army to house soldiers (who departed in 1870 after petitioning by the archdiocese).

The Catholic Sulpicians built a farmhouse on this spot with four corner towers, but the farm was demolished when the Grand Seminary was built in the mid-19th century.