The Historian · Marguerite · Montréal
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours and Musée Marguerite-Bourgeoys
This is where the city's founding faith and one of its most important founders meet. Marguerite Bourgeoys, who founded the colony's first school and the Congrégation de Notre-Dame, built a chapel on this site in 1655. The current 1771 church hangs votive ship models from sailors, the crypt reveals earlier structures and Indigenous traces, and the tower climbs to the best low view of the old port.
The 'Sailors' Church' and the museum of Marguerite Bourgeoys — the chapel's site dates to 1655, with archaeology beneath and a climbable tower.
— Marguerite, The Historian
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