(now largely modern Poland and Ukraine) to promote Galician settlement of Canada. He died in 1916 in Midnapore, Alberta, now a suburb of Calgary. His body was interred in the crypt of the St. Albert parish church. Lacombe served St. Patrick's Church in Midnapore from its construction in 1904 until his death in 1916. Legacy A high school in Calgary, Father Lacombe High School, was established in 1979 bearing his namesake. Additionally, an elementary school, Albert Lacombe, is named for him in St. Albert, Alberta. The cities of Lacombe, Alberta, and St. Albert, Alberta, are also named in his honour. In 1932, Lacombe was recognized as a National Historic Person by the government of Canada. A plaque commemorating this is on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River on Highway 36, Brosseau, Alberta. In addition, the work of Lacombe with the Blackfoot and John McDougall with the Cree, in helping to maintain peace, in 1885, was recognized in 1932. A plaque commemorating this can be found at the west end of city park Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Film portrayal Lacombe was portrayed by actor John Hamilton in a minor role in the 1949 Hollywood film Canadian Pacific. References External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1827 births 1916 deaths People from Lanaudière Canadian Roman Catholic missionaries 19th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic missionaries in Canada Pre-Confederation Alberta people Pre-Confederation Quebec people French Quebecers People of the North-West Rebellion Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) 20th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate