Mission of the Hurons in Québec

Huron Mission of l’Annonciation de Notre-Dame was built in 1657. The Mission was a large square fort in Québec and built against the Iroquois incursions. The fort was called Fort Saint-Louis, or Fort des Hurons and was between the Cathedral and Château Saint-Louis. The present location is côte de la Montagne to the north and place d’Armes to the south.

In 1667, the population had decreased at the Huron Mission (which had a population of Hurons, Iroquois and later Abenakis), because peace with the Iroquois was assured that the Mission moved a league and a half from the fort, and within the forest. Their settlement was known as Notre-Dame-des-Neiges and had belonged to the Society of Jesus. In 1669, Father Chaumonot received a replica of the statue of Notre-Dame-de-Foy. Then he had a chapel built, to replace the bark lodge that was the chapel, in dedication to Notre-Dame-de-Foy. The Huron Mission was then named the Mission of Notre-Dame-de-Foy. The present location is on the plateau of Saint-Foy and at the southeast of the intercession of Route de Vallon et chemin des Quatre Bourgeois.
Presently that there is the church built in 1698, Paroisse de Notre-Dame-de-Foy, 820 du Chanoine-Martin, Ville de Sainte-Foy (Québec).

In 1673, the Huron Mission moved to three leagues from Québec, because of decline of wood in the forest and the decreased land. In 1674, Father Chaumonot had built a brick chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and was blessed on Sunday November 4, 1674. The Huron Mission was known as the Mission of Lorette.
This is the origin of the present church built in 1674, Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation-de-L’Ancienne-Lorette, 1625 rue Notre-Dame, Ville de L’Ancienne Lorette (Québec).

Then in 1697, after the death of Father Chaumonot, the Mission of Lorette moved again to a village that was named Jeune-Lorette (Loretteville). And where today are the descendants of the Hurons.

The church, Paroisse Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette was built in 1827, is at 277 rue Racine, Loretteville (Québec), and the church, Paroisse Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, built in 1904, is at 73 Maurice Bastien, Village-des-Hurons – Wendake (Québec).