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Saint-Jean-Eudes Classical Externat

Limoilou, Québec City

An educational institution at the heart of a working-class neighbourhood.

From founding to transition

Founded by the Eudists in September 1937 at Cardinal Villeneuve’s request, the Externat began in a private home before moving into a permanent building. Affiliated with Université Laval, it offered the classical curriculum. The creation of CEGEPs transformed education, and the buildings were sold to Cégep de Limoilou in 1968. A lay corporation received the charter and opened a private secondary school in 1970.

College life in pictures

22 archival photographs: buildings, studies, and community life.

Temporary home, 1937–1939
Temporary home, 1937–1939
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Construction, 1937
Construction, 1937
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Construction, 1938
Construction, 1938
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Construction en 1938
Construction, 1938
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Track construction, 1946
Track construction, 1946
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Track construction, 1946
Track construction, 1946
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Track construction, 1946
Track construction, 1946
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Father Gedeon’s classroom, 1941
Father Gedeon’s classroom, 1941
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Science lecture hall
Science lecture hall
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Wing B — library
Wing B — library
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Wing B — biology laboratory
Wing B — biology laboratory
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J. Custeau, December 1957
J. Custeau, December 1957
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Students with Messrs. Chauret, Gauthier, and Léger, 1937–1938
Students with Messrs. Chauret, Gauthier, and Léger, 1937–1938
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Class A, 1944–1945
Class A, 1944–1945
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Unidentified room
Unidentified room
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Unidentified room
Unidentified room
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Hockey club, 1945
Hockey club, 1945
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Bantam hockey team with coach Robert Thibodeau
Bantam hockey team with coach Robert Thibodeau
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Gymnastics, 1950
Gymnastics, 1950
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Students on pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Students on pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
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Group of students in 1940–1941
Groupe d'élèves en 1940-1941
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The Fathers celebrating in the refectory, 1947
The Fathers celebrating in the refectory, 1947
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