Male Archives | Antoine Labelle, the man and his legacy

“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 […]

“La grande traversée”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the exhibition « Les Stations du curé Labelle » “Right from the start of the crossing, I noticed a very tall, very big man with […]

“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 […]

“Mon vicaire”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the exhibition « Les Stations du curé Labelle » The canvas depicts a friendship that, at first glance, might seem improbable—between a priest and an […]

“Sur la Diable”

Painting by Dominique Beauregard from the exhibition « Les Stations du curé Labelle » Shortly after arriving in Saint-Jérôme, in 1868, Labelle began making regular trips into “his north,” exploring […]

“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 […]