Charles-François Painchaud
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Charles-François Painchaud (September 9, 1782 – February 9, 1838) was a Roman Catholic priest and educator in Lower Canada
. He founded the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.
He was born in Île aux Grues, the son of François Painchaud and Angélique Drouin, later moving to Quebec City
with his parents, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
and Séminaire de Québec. He was ordained in 1805 and served as assistant priest at the cathedral in Quebec City. A few months later, he was posted to the mission at the Baie des Chaleurs
, serving there until 1814 when he became parish priest at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
. In 1827, after Painchaud's plan for a college was supported by archbishop Bernard-Claude Panet
, construction began. Although the finances of the institution were not secure, the college was able to survive at first as a result of Painchaud's efficient use of limited funding and later due to a series of bequests. Painchaud died in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière at the age of 55.
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He founded the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.
He was born in Île aux Grues, the son of François Painchaud and Angélique Drouin, later moving to Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
with his parents, and was educated at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
and Séminaire de Québec. He was ordained in 1805 and served as assistant priest at the cathedral in Quebec City. A few months later, he was posted to the mission at the Baie des Chaleurs
Chaleur Bay
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, serving there until 1814 when he became parish priest at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec
Saint-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is a parish municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality.-Municipal council:* Mayor: Miles McCall...
. In 1827, after Painchaud's plan for a college was supported by archbishop Bernard-Claude Panet
Bernard-Claude Panet
Bernard-Claude Panet was a Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop of Quebec.Born in Quebec City, the son of Jean-Claude Panet, he was from a family of 14 children...
, construction began. Although the finances of the institution were not secure, the college was able to survive at first as a result of Painchaud's efficient use of limited funding and later due to a series of bequests. Painchaud died in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière at the age of 55.