Nicolet Seminary

The Nicolet Seminary College (French: Séminaire de Nicolet) was a school in what is now Quebec. Founded in 1803 at the town of Nicolet, Lower Canada, it was the third institution providing a classical education in the province.^[1]

Former school building of the Collège de Nicolet

From 1826, the building of the Séminaire de Nicolet was planned by Jérôme Demers, working with architect Thomas Baillairgé.^[2]

The school closed in 1863.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Philippe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé (1786–1871), writer and lawyer^[3]
• Joseph-Guillaume Barthe (1816–1893), writer, journalist, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada^[4]
• Étienne Parent (1802–1874), writer, journalist, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada^[5]
• Joseph-Édouard Turcotte (1808–1864), lawyer, journalist, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada^[6]
• Louis-Zéphirin Moreau (1824-1901), Bishop and Blessed.