Antoine Racine
Catholic bishop
Died when: 71 years 172 days (857 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Antoine Racine (January 26, 1822 – July 17, 1893) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and the 1st Bishop of Sherbrooke from 1874 to 1893.He is buried in the Cathedral in Sherbrooke.
Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée (known as St.Charles Seminary in English) was founded by Racine in 1875, the year after he became the first Bishop of Sherbrooke.
A degree-granting institution, perhaps its most famous alumnus was Prime Minister of Canada Louis St.Laurent, who graduated in 1902.He is the namesake of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue parish, also known as St-Antoine-de-Lennoxville.
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