Collège Sainte-Marie was a college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It ceased to exist in 1969, when it was merged into UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal). History Collège Ste-Marie was founded by Jesuits in 1848. It had an English sector, which called the school St. Mary's College but later became separate in 1896 as Loyola College. Ste-Marie never issued degrees. It relied on its affiliation with chartered universities to grant degrees but had full curriculum control. Ste-Marie was originally affiliated with Université Laval until 1920, when it was affiliated with Université de Montréal. The college originally offered secondary education as well as collegial studies. Church A portion of the original college remains as the Église du Gesù (Church of Gesu, named after the church where St. Ignatius of Loyola is buried), which was originally the college chapel. Built in 1865 and designed by Irish architect Patrick Keely, it is one of the oldest religious buildings in Montreal. Also housed in the structure is the Salles du Gesù, Montreal's oldest theatre. Notable alumni Leo Dandurand Marcel Dubé Louis-Philippe de Grandpré, former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Arthur Farrell André Laurendeau Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu Léon-Mercier Gouin Lucien L'Allier Jean Prévost Joseph Royal Paul Sauvé Guy Sylvestre, Jean-Guy Sylvestre, former head of the National Library of Canada Charles-Émile Trudeau Arthur Turcotte Yves Fortier (lawyer) Notable faculty François-Maximilien Bibaud Adélard Joseph Boucher Joseph-A. Fowler Jean-Baptiste Labelle See also List of Jesuit sites References Bibliography L'Encyclopédie de l'histoire du Québec / The Quebec History Encyclopedia - Collège Sainte-Marie, Montréal Cinq-Mars, Jean. Histoire du Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, 1848-1969. Montréal : Hurtubise HMH, 1998. 516 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Université de Montréal - Division des archives - Collège Sainte-Marie (Montréal) (three images) External links Association des anciens élèves du collège Sainte-Marie (The college's alumni association) Salles du Gesù The Church of Le Gesù de Montréal Colleges in Quebec Université du Québec à Montréal Sainte-Marie Defunct universities and colleges in Canada Downtown Montreal Buildings and structures demolished in 1975 Demolished buildings and structures in Montreal