ARTH 298 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Grey Nuns, Art Nouveau, World Trade Centre Montreal
19 May 2020
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Arth 298 montreal: evolution through architecture and urbanism. Grey nuns monastery (hospital des fr res charon)architect: l onard paillard, 1693. 17th ce weird period, people are mystic, religion is very important, group of people normal people who became broader with the community, and were known as brother"s shadow. 1693 built a hospital outside the fortification, to the west. Build this hospital and chapel to create a mission to help fellow citizens, did not last long. Finally, asset of brother"s shadow were taken over by the grey nuns under direction of. Margaret duville, enlarge and create general hospital, building is still standing. Hospital where leftover of society will go, for orphans, starving, sick people homeless go. Women who were pregnant and not married. Put in the building and helped by the nuns. Concordia uses the building in old montreal is still used by nuns today and museum going over the story of margaret duville.
