And been on the neighborhood , why not take you to the picturesque small town of Saint Nolff. Well nostalgia sets in now. I have written pieces of it in previous posts without giving out too much of it. However, this is the end, sadly. I came to this little community to work for a worldwide big company that was sold out to another conglomerate. It provided me with plenty of travel opportunity as we had branches in 28 countries, and my job required a lot of travel. One of the hidden benefits of the job! The people are/were very friendly and nice, and we are allowed to work pretty much independant. I was planning my retirement as we say here retraite anticipée or early retirement and finally done. I will still be base in the beautiful Morbihan , precious Pluvigner but took a short assignment as a consultant all over the world; first stop CDG Paris, until finally stop altogether. This Saint Nolff is when i said worked near Vannes in a 1504 castle ruin property . Thank you for been such avids readers of my posts over the years. For now let me tell you of its heritage and a bit of nostalgia from me ok. Oh yes of course, St Nolff is in the beautiful Morbihan dept 56 ,in my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. Therefore, here is my take on the Church Saint Mayeul of Saint Nolff !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.
There will be many memories here, nice souvenirs after almost 9 years many new friends, but as the old saying life keeps on trucking and we must move along with it. Always looking forward to the future as long as our minds allow it. For the nostalgia, let me tell you a bit more on the town of Saint Nolff. The town of Saint-Nolff comes from Saint Mayeul, Abbot of Cluny. The oldest document concerning Saint-Nolff dates from 1375, evoking a fact dating back to the second quarter of the 13C. It is unclear whether the parish actually existed before 1230. In the middle ages, the lordship of Gourvinec was one of the most powerful in Saint-Nolff. In 1790, the parish of Saint-Nolff was erected in town during the French revolution. The town, located at the bottom of a valley, where flows the Condat brook and where the railroad passes, it is only 19 km (about 12 miles) from Vannes.
The Church of Saint-Mayeul b. 15-16C, renovated in the 17-19C. A cross-shaped Church, the two transept arms are formed by two juxtaposed bays having each gable and window with mullets on the sides.The bedside is square and pierced by a canopy. It originally included a nave without a aisle, a transept and a flat bedside choir. From this old church there remains only the choir whose bedside is pierced by a window with flamboyant lattice and a door of the south brace. The north cross brace dates from 1677. At the end of the 19C the two cross-braces were extended to the western façade to form aisles and the Church was vaulted, which made a carved sand-pit structure disappear. The bell tower dates from 1783. A small side door dates from the 16C. The pulpit and the confessional date back to the 19C. The stained glass windows of the choir and transepts are in a broken arch with flamboyant filling and the stained glass is from 1882 to 1886. The confessional and the pulpit date from the 19C. A statue of Saint Mayeul, patron Saint of St. Nolff, is visible in the Church. The bell tower houses a colony of protected bats, the large murines. The church once kept the tomb of Jean de Gourvinec, who died on December 12, 1423.
The Church Saint Mayeul underwent numerous transformations and expansions, particularly between the 17C and 20C. Since the addition of transept arms in the 19C, it has taken the form of a Latin cross. Originally lacking side aisles, the structure retains its original chancel; the apse features a magnificent opening that contains an exceptionally rare, inverted double triskelion. The confessional and the pulpit, both dating from the 19C, remain in a good state of preservation. A chapel dedicated to Saint Anne is located nearby. There are two other such chapels in Saint-Nolff, dedicated to Saint Amand and Saint Columban.
Other significant chapels here are the Chapel Saint-Aman or Saint-Amand. This chapel was built in 1528. The Chapel of Saint-Colomban was probably built at the beginning of the 16C and then deeply reworked in the 17C. The Moulin du Gourvinec, this mill was built by the family of Gourvinec, lords of Bézit. The first mention of this mill dates from 1503. Three wheels are driven by the Condat River, in order to turn wheat into flour. In 1930, it will be transformed into a sawmill, activity that will end in 1951. A time used as breeding poultry, it will be bought by the town in 1989, which ensured the restoration. The Festival of noise or La Fête du Bruit, a rock contemporary music festival in St Nolff ! The official La Fête du Bruit festival : https://stnolff.festival-fetedubruit.com/
The town of Saint Nolff on its heritage : https://saint-nolff.bzh/monuments-et-histoire/
There you go folks, in a way my hommage to Saint Nolff, a town very small but by now very much attach to my world globe of wonderful places to have known for almost 9 years of my life. Not saying will not stop by but this is the end of the fix attachement. I still will be base in Pluvigner, Morbihan dept 56 ,which we love it so much by now. Once in full retirement , my activities will be even less and spend more time in the area, Again,hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Mayeul of Saint Nolff !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
