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Old Convent in Deschambault, QUEBEC. · **1 Like**

Generations of Catholic nuns spent their lives in this Convent. Each gable was a window from where the sisters could comtemplate life and the Municipal Cemetery. Most of them have died since and the building has been renovated and serves now as a Public Library. Pentax K3 III + DA 18-135 mm ED at 47,5 mm and f/11.

**mroeder75** · 02-26-2022, 09:08 PM

Thank you for posting, and for the narrative.

**MikeNArk** · 02-27-2022, 09:54 AM

Great history and beautiful shot of the building. Great colors.

**angkymac** · 02-27-2022, 08:18 PM

That information about the religious history of how people have sought to improve--that always fascinates me.
This is "just" a building, but people had great aspirations for its benefit in their lives.
Now it is a library--which might be a fitting role for it as life improvement...
Thought provoking!
Angky.

**RICHARD L.** · 02-28-2022, 08:17 AM

THX !

This Convent was next to a small farm ran by the Sisters for 100 years. They milked a few cows and made cheese, had chickens to produce eggs, an apple orchard and they tended a huge garden to feed the Community. Only the orchard is still visible on the South side of the building, everything else has been abandoned or dismantled. The Convent occupies a prime real-estate site facing South, up a cliff near the Saint Lawrence, enjoying a micro-climate that gave them a tremendous advantage in food production. The site is beautiful and the building that served to house the Nuns has now been converted to a new useful purpose.

Regards

**mroeder75** · 02-28-2022, 12:21 PM

Touching story. I just now noticed the cemetery in the foreground.

These people led lives different than the one I aspire to live. By your account there was productivity to their lives.

Does the Catholic Church still own the building and lease it as a library? Who maintains and harvests the orchard?

**RICHARD L.** · 02-28-2022, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by mroeder75

Does the Catholic Church still own the building and lease it as a library? Who maintains and harvests the orchard?

Hello,

The Convent is now a property of the Municipality. The Orchard is pretty much abandoned with weeds growing all over and I saw birds feeding off of Apple trees in the Spring.

Regards

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02-28-2022, 08:17 AM	#5
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,653 Original Poster	THX ! This Convent was next to a small farm ran by the Sisters for 100 years. They milked a few cows and made cheese, had chickens to produce eggs, an apple orchard and they tended a huge garden to feed the Community. Only the orchard is still visible on the South side of the building, everything else has been abandoned or dismantled. The Convent occupies a prime real-estate site facing South, up a cliff near the Saint Lawrence, enjoying a micro-climate that gave them a tremendous advantage in food production. The site is beautiful and the building that served to house the Nuns has now been converted to a new useful purpose. Regards Last edited by RICHARD L.; 02-28-2022 at 08:47 AM.

02-28-2022, 12:21 PM	#6
mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,601	Touching story. I just now noticed the cemetery in the foreground. These people led lives different than the one I aspire to live. By your account there was productivity to their lives. Does the Catholic Church still own the building and lease it as a library? Who maintains and harvests the orchard? Last edited by mroeder75; 02-28-2022 at 01:56 PM.

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mroeder75 Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Iowa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,601	Thank you for posting, and for the narrative.

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MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,261	Great history and beautiful shot of the building. Great colors.

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angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 9,032	That information about the religious history of how people have sought to improve--that always fascinates me. This is "just" a building, but people had great aspirations for its benefit in their lives. Now it is a library--which might be a fitting role for it as life improvement... Thought provoking! Angky.

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RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,653 Original Poster	Originally posted by mroeder75 Does the Catholic Church still own the building and lease it as a library? Who maintains and harvests the orchard? Hello, The Convent is now a property of the Municipality. The Orchard is pretty much abandoned with weeds growing all over and I saw birds feeding off of Apple trees in the Spring. Regards

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