Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours

Father Ritchot, former parish priest, built the chapel in fulfillment of a promise that he had made in the hopes that the political crisis of 1869-1870 could be resolved without bloodshed. Inside, there is a statue of the Virgin Mary made of papier mâché. She is holding a small stem on which a small ball is leaning downwards, a symbol of the Métis victory over the Canadian government. The chapel ceiling was originally decorated by frescoes from Constantin Tauffenbach, and has since been re-adorned with identical paintings by the Franco-Manitoban artist Robert Freynet. This was completed in 1994, the same year in which the chapel received recognition as a provincial historic site.

Photo Credit: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/hrb/prov/p039.html

Text Credit: http://tourismeriel.com/en/destinations/st-norbert/chapelle-notre-dame-du-bon-secours