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“Au poste !”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the « Les Stations du curé Labelle » In Au poste!, the fabulist painter invites us into the parliamentary office where Labelle spent long hours […]

Curé Labelle and His Worn Cassock

During his lifetime, Labelle was much-loved by his parishioners. Over the years, many a celebration was held in his honour. One of the grandest was the party held […]

Curé Antoine Labelle

Appointed curé of Saint-Jérôme on May 15, 1868, Antoine Labelle arrives in the small village of Saint-Jérôme with spring. He is the eighth parish curé. His predecessor, Antoine-Fleury […]

“Le cadeau du père Labelle”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the exhibition « Les Stations du curé Labelle » This painting shows the well-known firewood collection organized by Labelle. The winter of 1872 was especially […]

« Pater Meus Agricola »

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the exhibition « Les Stations du curé Labelle » Pater Meus Agricola is the painting in the series Les Stations du curé Labelle that contains […]

“J’ai bien des fers au feu”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the « Les Stations du curé Labelle » “I have many irons in the fire” was an expression Antoine Labelle was fond of using in […]

“Un joli commencement de curé”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the exhibition « Les Stations du curé Labelle » The French expression “un joli commencement de curé” [a nice start for a priest] is attributed […]

The Chapel in the Village of Huberdeau

This church stands as testament to Curé Antoine Labelle’s involvement in promoting French-Canadian settlement of the Laurentians in the name of the Catholic faith. In 1878, Labelle planted […]

François-Edme Rameau de Saint-Père, Historian

This French historian and sociologist (born 1820, died 1899) was especially interested in the history of France’s colonies. He published several major works on the subject, including La […]

Curé Labelle Seated, Head Shaved

Arthur Buies said of his good friend: “To be able to get through the work he got through in 20 years, he had to be a man of many […]

Actor Antoine Bertrand as Curé Labelle

Well-known Québécois actor Antoine Bertrand plays Antoine Labelle in Les Pays d’en haut, the remake of the famous TV series, which premiered in 2016.

Statue of Curé Antoine Labelle

This statue was carved by sculptor Olindo Gratton, a native of Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, not long after the death of Antoine Labelle. It depicts the “colonizing priest.” In his […]