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Claude-Henri Grignon and Paul Desmarteaux

Claude-Henri Grignon and Paul Desmarteaux in the author’s office in Sainte-Adèle. A bound copy of the newspaper Le Nord from 1887, by Alphonse Nantel (published between 1878 and […]

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.

Curé Labelle and Dubouquet

The novel Un homme et son péché, by Claude-Henri Grignon, was a major success after its publication in 1933. Grignon soon had other novels on his mind, and […]

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 […]

Monument to Curé Labelle, place du Curé-Labelle, Saint-Jérôme

A man and his children pose proudly beside the monument to Curé Labelle not long after its dedication in the centre of Parc Labelle. It took four committees […]

From Rue Dumont to Rue Labelle

In March 23, 1891, Saint-Jérôme’s city council passed a by-law decreeing that Rue Dumont be changed to Rue Labelle, “in acknowledgement of the many services rendered to the […]

Mgr. Labelle, Much Missed Curé

The citizens of Saint-Jérôme and other Northern Townships were greatly saddened at the news of the death of their curé. He had celebrated Christmas Mass a few days […]

Curate Pierre Pelletier

Curé Labelle had several curates at his disposal to assist in the exercise of his parish duties and to replace him when he was away on expeditions. It […]

Honoré Mercier

Honoré Mercier was born on October 15, 1840, in Saint-Athanase, the son of Jean-Baptiste Mercier, a farmer, and Marie-Christine Timineur. After graduating from the Jesuit Collège Sainte-Marie in […]

Ministry of Agriculture and Colonization Staff

This photograph shows Curé Labelle with his Ministry of Agriculture and Colonization colleagues. Seated behind the table, at centre, from left to right, are Col. William Rhodes, Commissioner […]

A Group of People at Saunderson Falls

Curé Labelle’s arrival in 1868 was a turning point in the history of the village of Saint-Jérôme. Tirelessly committed to developing the railroad and the settlement of the […]