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Journée des archives religieuses

Archives et communautés religieuses : état des lieux et pistes de solution pour l’avenir

Centre d’archives de Montréal de BAnQ
April 18, 2012

The Archives Committee of the CPRQ has decided to organize a Day of Religious Archives. Under the theme Archives et communautés religieuses : état des lieux et pistes de solution pour l’avenir (Archives and religious communities: current situation and possible solutions for the future), this day aims to discuss possible solutions and choices favored by some religious communities, as well as facilitate the establishment of a network for exchanges between stakeholders facing similar problems.

This is an invitation for Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at the BAnQ Archives Centre of Montreal (535 Viger Avenue East) for this gathering that promises to be more than interesting!

Please send your registration form along with your payment before Friday, March 30, 2012. Please click here to download the preliminary program (in French only).

For registration or more information, please contact Marie-Claude Ravary at 514 931-4701 ext. 222, or by email at archives@patrimoine-religieux.qc.ca.

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Quebec Religious Heritage :

Announcement of a Ministerial Strategy

Montréal

The Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, Christine St-Pierre, announced that her ministry has initiated the development of a strategy to develop a clear and shared vision for the Quebec's religious heritage.

"This necessary strategy follows the observation that the sustainability of the religious heritage is a major issue, since many important places of worship, often located in the heart of towns and villages, and even some convents, are threatened. We need to facilitate their conversion, if necessary, and help them find new uses in a sustainable development approach, "said Minister Christine St-Pierre.

"We are in a situation where some places were a building that was once considered religious heritage, that is to say, devoted to worship, is now becoming a cultural heritage," added the minister.

Please click here to read the official statement of MCCCF. (in French only)

Supplementary budget appropriation granted for Québec religious heritage restoration efforts

Église Immaculée-Conception, Montréal
December 21, 2011

Christine St-Pierre, Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women, has announced a supplementary budget appropriation to fund religious heritage restoration efforts in Québec. The extra amount awarded to the Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec is $2,464,982. This new funding will allow 20 more projects all across the province to go ahead. The announcement was made in the presence of Conseil President Michel Lavoie and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Montreal, Msgr André Tiphane.

Please click here to read the MCCCF's official press release.

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