Manresa Spirituality Centre
| Manresa Spirituality Centre | |
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| French: Centre de Spiritualité Manrèse | |
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Front of the centre. St. Charles Garnier College is in the background. | |
  Manresa Spirituality Centre Location in Quebec City | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′41″N 71°14′46″W / 46.794631°N 71.246089°W | |
| Location | Quebec City |
| Country | Canada |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | CentreManrese.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Active |
| Functional status | Retreat Centre |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Charles Garnier[1] |
| Deanery | Laurentides/Québec-Centre[2] |
| Archdiocese | Quebec |
| Province | Quebec |
Manresa Spirituality Centre (French: Centre de Spiritualité Manrèse) or Villa Manresa is a centre for Ignatian spirituality in the Sainte-Foy area of Quebec City. It was founded in 1976 by the Society of Jesus. It is situated on Louis Fréchette next to St. Charles Garnier College (French: Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier)
History
The original Jesuit college in Quebec (which the Jesuit Chapel was originally part of) was seized by British forces in 1776. In 1891, the Jesuits created the Villa Manresa. It was attached to their Church of Our Lady of the Way in Sainte-Foy. It was to provide local individual and group retreats in Ignatian spirituality.[3] In 1930, the Jesuits reopened the college next door to Villa Manresa in the parish and the college was inaugurated on 30 September 1935 as the Jesuit College of St. Charles Garnier.[4]
In 1976, the Villa Manresa became the Ignatian Spirituality Centre and expanded its program for human and spiritual education.[3] On 24 August 1987, the Jesuits handed the college over to a separate governing body and it was renamed St. Charles Garnier College.[4]
In 1995, the Ignatian Spirituality Centre adopted a new constitution, restructured its programs and was renamed the Manresa Spirituality Centre.[3]
Overview
The centre is named after the city of Manresa in Spain, where the founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius of Loyola stayed in solitude for a year. He wrote the Spiritual Exercises which are the basis of retreats made at the centre. It teaches people to be prayer guides and spiritual directors. It also offers retreats in daily life, publishes spirituality papers as well as spiritual and human guidance.[5]
Gallery
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Front entrance
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South side of the centre
See also
References
- ↑ Paroisse Saint Charles Garnier retrieved 1 April 2014
- ↑ Communities from Archdiocese of Quebec retrieved 1 April 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 History from CentreManrese.org, retrieved 2 April
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Histoire from CollegeGarnier.qc.ca, retrieved 2 April 2014
- ↑ CentreManrese.org retrieved 2 April 2014
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