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Chapelle/Musée des Ursulines

This chapel is notable for the sculptures in its pulpit and two richly-decorated alterpieces. They were created by Pierre-Noël Levasseur between 1726 and 1736. Although the present building dates only from 1902, much of the interior decoration is nearly 2 centuries older. The tomb of the founder of the Ursulines teaching order, Marie de l'Incarnation, who arrived in Québec City in 1639 at the age of 40, is to the right of the entry. Marie de l'Incarnation was declared blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1980. A museum on the premises displays accouterments of the daily and spiritual life of the Ursulines. On the third floor are exhibits of vestments woven with gold thread by the Ursulines. A cape made of the drapes from the bedroom of Anne of Austria, which was given to Marie de l'Incarnation when she left for New France in 1639, is on display. There are also musical instruments and Amerindian crafts, including the flèche, or arrow sash, still worn during Winter Carnival. Some of the docents are nuns of the still-active order. The Ursuline convent, built originally as a girls' school in 1642, is the oldest in North America.

12 rue Donnacona.Phone: 418/694-0694.Open: Museum: Oct-Apr Tues-Sun 1-4:30pm; May-Sept Tues-Sat 10am-noon and 1-5pm, Sun 1-5pm. Chapel: May-Oct same days and hours as museum.Free admission to chapel. Museum C$5 (US$3.55) adults, C$4 (US$2.85) 65 and over, C$3 (US$2.15) students 17 and over, C$2 (US$1.45) ages 12-16, free for under age 11.


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