page_title: Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
section_title: Attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Jérôme, Quebec / Attractions
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Statue du curé François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle, à Saint-Jérôme, Québec
context_page_description: Saint-Jérôme is a suburban city located about 45 kilometres northwest of Montreal on the Rivière du Nord. The town is a gateway to the Laurentian Mountains and its resorts via the Autoroute des Laurentides.
  The town is named after Saint Jerome, a church father best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin. His translation is known as the Vulgate.
context_section_description: Roman Catholic cathedral, which includes a small museum
  Vieux-Palais modern art museum and public library
  Musée d'art contemporain des Laurentides
  Statue of Antoine Labelle, known as curé Labelle, who was principally responsible for the settlement of the Laurentians
  Several summer festivals
  Carrefour du Nord, a regional shopping mall
  Melançon Arena, an indoor arena
caption: Priest Labelle statue.
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