The Church Saint-Martin of Ploeren, part I !!

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And continue my tour of traditional Bretagne in my belle France. I am on my road warrior trips in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56. I have written bits and pieces but feels deserves more so here is my new update and photos on the Church Saint Martin of Ploeren, part I !!  Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Ploeren Ch of Saint Martin ent side aug20

Ploeren

The town of Ploeren sits on the edge of the RN 165 Nantes − Brest expressway, a few minutes from Vannes, surrounded by Plescop, Plougoumelen, Baden, Arradon and Vannes. It is service by the same bus network as Vannes ,the Kiceo on bus lines 10 and 11. Which of course never taken, come here by car always. It is a major crossroad of shopping area which we enjoy coming.

The one thing to see here is the Church of Saint-Martin from the 15C, enlarged in 1753 and 1776. The church was then modified by successive restorations: by the construction of the North transept in 1834, the South transept in 1838 and the sacristy in 1869. Its bell tower was restored in 1855, 1927 and 1957-1959. The paneling and the choir stalls date from 1831. The church houses the statues of Saint Martin, Saint Joseph and a Virgin of the Congregation (work of Le Brun, 1871). The sculpted Crucifix, located at the end of the choir, seems to date back to the 17C.

Ploeren

Ploeren

The Church of Saint-Martin is under the invocation of Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, whose feast arrives on November 11. It is a church, in the shape of a Latin cross, to which a semblance of a low side towards the north has recently been added. The side chapels are dedicated, one to the Rosary, the other to Saint John the Baptist. The doors are pointed; but the general plan is of the Renaissance, with additions made in 1753. The square tower, is surmounted by a slate spire. The northern chapel, known as the Garo, has two shields painted on glass in its window, namely a silver with two sand fess known as Le Garo; and party to the 1st in green, a fess in silver, and a chief in silver charged with a mallet Gules. In the pavement , you see a tombstone, presenting a large cross, with a sword on one side, and on the other a dagger and a grislier.

Ploeren

The city of  Ploeren on history and heritage: City of Ploeren on its heritage and history

There you go folks, now i feel better to fully showcase this agglomation town of Auray county which is full of history and pleasant city center enough for a rest stop and see the church . Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Martin of Ploeren, part I as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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