ARTH3810 2019F Class Projects (Publication)

History and Context

Saint Paul University’s history plays a significant role in the development of spiritual values of a building. The student body of early Saint Paul University consisted of only seminarians, men that studied to become priests. The university itself was named after Saint Paul, a leader of the first generation of Christians, and considered the most important figure in Christianity, after Jesus. It was intentionally established to be of religious value that is entrusted to the missionary Oblates of May Immaculate. The chapel of the university was therefore the most significant room of the building, providing a place to respect these values. It is located in the heart of LaFramboise Hall, the only building of the campus at the time. It brought the seminarians and priests together, creating a place of prayer and somewhere to perform other religious rituals. Over time, Canada inherited new values, where a shift of views developed in public schooling, forcing catholic schools to adapt to new societal and religious conditions. This resulted in the loss of original value as a religious space of the chapel at Saint Paul University, as well in other public schools in Canada. (Schlitt, 2008)
 

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