Charles-François Painchaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles-François Painchaud

Quebec priest

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1782

Place of Birth: Isle-aux-Grues, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Feb-1838

Profession: Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Charles-François Painchaud

  • 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 Isle-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.

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