Louis-François Richer Laflèche
Louis-François Laflèche was a Catholic bishop of the diocese of Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Statue of Laflèche in Trois-Rivières by the sculptor Elzéar Soucy in 1926
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour. It is part of the densely populated Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and is approximately halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. Trois-Rivières is the economic and cultural hub of the Mauricie region. The settlement was founded by French colonists on July 4, 1634, as the second permanent settlement in New France, after Quebec City in 1608.
From top, left to right: Downtown Trois-Rivières from the St. Lawrence River, monument to Sacré-Coeur, Trois-Rivières Cathedral, Laviolette Bridge, Pacifique Du Plessis gate, Ursulines monastery
Trois-Rivières aerial view
Jacques Cartier Cross on Saint-Quentin Island
Trois-Rivières, 1760