François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle

François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle (November 24th 1833 with Holy-Rose-of-Lima - January 4th 1891 with Quebec) was a Québécois man of the church, the person in charge of the colonization of the Laurentides. It is called the cleaned Labelle , and sometimes, the king of North .

Born with Holy-Rose, the son of Maher Angelica and Antoine Labelle, not very prosperous, he studies with the seminar of Holy-Therese. The first years of its life are known little about, but it is known that he liked to read Auguste Nicolas and Joseph de Maistre. He adds François-Xavier to his name because he takes as a starting point Saint François-Xavier. It is ordered priest on June 1st 1856 after a short theological formation of 1852 with 1855. Its physical size made of him a giant: he measures 1m 80 and weighs 152 kilos.

Initially appointed vicar with Sault-with-Récollet the by Ignace Le Bourget, it becomes cleaned with the parish of Saint-Antoine-the Abbé, close to the the United States, where it exerts his ministry until in 1863. Then, he is priest with Saint-Bernard-with-Lacolle. Towards 1867, it expresses an exhaustion, requiring to be transferred in an American diocese or a monastery. The Le Bourget bishop the nap to remain, granting to him the many parish of Saint-Jerome.

Labelle finds great needs to fill in its new community, and he immediately seeks to make develop the Railroad in the area to encourage the Economic development. One of its objectives is to put an end to the emigration of the French Canadians towards New England. It is also presented in the form of a volunteer to fight against the invasion of the Féniens.

Its Social action is recognized, and it is compared with Auguste-Norbert Morin, which founded Holy-Adele. On the whole, it makes come five thousand inhabitants in the colonial ground. The government elected following the Canadian Confédération grants broad subsidies to its great project. Hugh Allan and John Joseph Caldwell Abbott pays homage in to him 1873, and when the first section of the Montreal-Saint-Jerome way is inaugurated in the October 9th 1876, one of the engines bears its name.

In 1879, Arthur Buies joint with its cause. The runner of wood Isidore Martin also lends strong hand to him. Labelle founds the company of colonization of the diocese of Montreal, as well as a Loterie for colonization. This same year, it wishes that the diocese of Ottawa be able to become a Archidiocèse.

In 1887, it requires the canonical erection of the Diocèse of Saint-Jerome. The May 16th 1888, it is called by Honore Mercier to occupy the post of sub-commissioner to départment of agriculture and colonization. It tries to make come from the French immigrants in the Canadian dioceses.

The end of its life is marked by difficulties with the conservative party, which makes pressure at Mgr Edouard-Charles Fabre, because Labelle became too liberal with its taste. Labelle had indeed fought the Ultramontain S, a few years after having supported the countryside of Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau.

Named apostolic Protonotaire, its projects of spiritual and economic reconquest of Canada obstruct its bishop and the Roman Curie, and it must ultimement give up its project. Draper refuses his resignation as a deputy minister. Before dying, he wanted to go to Rome, but he is deceased the January 4th 1891 at the 58 years age.

A large monument, works of the sculptor Alfred Laliberté, was set up in its honor in front of the Cathédrale of Saint-Jerome. Its life was the subject of a popular television serial called the Beautiful stories of Country-of in-High . The Boulevard Priest-Labelle, the municipality of Labelle, the regional Municipality of county of Antoine-Labelle and the faunal Réserve of Papineau-Labelle are named in its honor. In 1961 a secondary school will be built with Laval (Quebec) which will bear its name, very close to the park which bears its name, the park King-Of-North. The school Priest-Antoine-Labelle accommodates today more than 2600 pupils and more than 200 members of the personnel.

References

Dictionary biography of Canada
Note of the Canadian encyclopedia
Biography of the company of the federations of history of Quebec (free source)

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