Rivière-Ouelle in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)
Une croix de chemin transformée
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 2019
1. Une croix de chemin transformée Marker
L'artiste visuelle Émilie Rondeau en a fait une œuvre ayant pour titre : « On reconnait l'arbre à ses fruits » qui rappelle que le passé peut être présent dans nos vies tout en nous projetant dans le futur.
La croix des Dubé témoigne de l'esprit communautaire qui s'exprime à Rivière-Quelle. Depuis plus de quatre-vingts ans, elle offre dans l'espace rivelois un moment de réflexion et de méditation.
A Transformed Wayside Cross
Erected in 1933, the wooden cross was replaced in 1959 by the current iron beam structure. It was then moved here to the site of the old Letellier station, where a railway track led to the Pointe-aux-Orignaux dock.
The visual artist Émilie Rondeau made it into a work entitled: “One Recognizes the Tree by Its Fruits” which reminds us that the past can be present in our lives while projecting us into the future.
The Dubé cross testifies to the
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Erected by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales Quebec.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 47° 27.186′ N, 70° 0.06′ W. Marker is in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, in Bas-Saint-Laurent. It is at the intersection of Québec Route 132 and Chemin de la Petite Anse, on the left when traveling north on Québec Route 132. The marker and cross are in a wayside at the southwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rivière-Ouelle QC G0L 2C0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Québec & Gaspésie. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s
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2. Marker detail: Crois des Dubé vers 1935 /
Dubé Cross circa 1935
Dubé Cross circa 1935
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: L'Abbe Edouard Quertier (approx. 7.3 kilometers away); Jean-Charles Chapais (approx. 7.3 kilometers away); Historique de la Caisse populaire Desjardins de Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies (approx. 20.9 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Croix de chemin (Encyclopedia of the Cultural Heritage of French America).
Excerpt : Près de 3 000 croix de chemin sont aujourd’hui érigées le long des routes du Québec. Les premières croix sont élevées par Jacques Cartier en signe de prise de possession du territoire. Plus tard, les pionniers font de même pour souligner la fondation d’un village, ainsi que l’habitant lorsqu’il prend possession de son lopin de terre. Plusieurs raisons amènent les Canadiens français à élever une croix de chemin : les cultivateurs en installent près de leurs champs pour invoquer une protection divine; le curé, pour indiquer l’emplacement d’une future église; les paroissiens en placent à mi-chemin du rang et s’y réunissent pour la prière du soir. Si les croix de chemin sont d’abord des objets religieux,(Submitted on May 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)leur caractère patrimonial s’affirme peu à peu en imprimant d’un cachet particulier les campagnes québécoises, puis en devenant des objets culturels témoignant du passé de foi de nos ancêtres.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 20193. Une croix de chemin transformée Marker[English translation] Nearly 3,000 wayside crosses are today erected along the roads of Quebec. The first crosses were raised by Jacques Cartier as a sign of taking possession of the territory. Later, the pioneers did the same to mark the founding of a village, as well as the resident when he took possession of his plot of land. Several reasons lead French Canadians to erect a wayside cross: farmers install them near their fields to invoke divine protection; the priest does so to indicate the location of a future church; the parishioners place them halfway along the row and gather there for evening prayer. If wayside crosses are first and foremost religious objects, their heritage character gradually asserts itself by imparting a particular stamp on the Quebec countryside, then by becoming cultural objects that testify to the faith-filled past of our ancestors.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 2, 2019
4. Une croix de chemin / A Transformed Wayside Cross
« On reconnait l'arbre à ses fruits » / “One Recognizes the Tree by its Fruits” by Émilie Rondeau.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
