The article provides a summary of the history of the ‘Catholic writer’ in Quebec since the 19th century. There are three periods. The first one covers the first forty years of the 20th century, marked by the domination of university clerks such as Camille Roy or Lionel Groulx who defend a regionalist nationalism ‘Canadian -French’. The second is characterised, during and around the Second World War, by secularism which promotes an aesthetic nature of intériority inspired by the ‘French Catholic writers’ such as Claudel, Bernanos or Mauriac. The third appears with the tranquille Revolution of the 1960s, where ‘Quebec writers’ abandon Catholicism as a characteristic identity of their literary engagement. The article presenting a synthetic view of the history of the ‘Catholic writer’ in Quebec since the 19th century. Three periods -ge. A first covers of the first forty years of the Twentieth century, is marked by the dominance of university clerics like Camille Roy or Lionel Groulx who defends a regionalist nationalism “French-Canadian”. The second is witnessed during and around the Second World War by people who promote an aesthetic of interiority inspired by the example of “French Catholic writers” such as Claudel, Bernanos or Mauriac. The third appears with the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s when “Quebec writers” abandon Catholicism as a characteristic identity of their literary commitment.