The Church Saint André of Ploëmel !!

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Again, this is another find looking at older post realise only briefly mentioned this monument in a combine post so therefore ,I have taken it out singlely as they deserve a post of their own. This is Ploëmel in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne. Let me tell you about the Church Saint André of Ploëmel !! Hope  you enjoy the post as I

 At Ploëmel a small town furthest from the ocean ,you have wonderful small city center with the nice Church of Saint André . The bus 18  passes by here from Auray so not even need a car!

The Saint-André Church (St Andrews) done from 1835-1847. It is a church, shaped like a Latin cross, with semicircular windows. This church replaces a 17C church damaged during the French revolution. The current church was extended to the east by a sacristy. The nave comprises of four bays, with a bell tower-porch which dates only from 1847. The retable-lambris (wooden panels) dates from the 19C and the central painting which represented a Resurrection, done in 1859, was recently replaced itself surmounted by a representation of the eternal Father, and the lateral niches houses statues of St. Andrew and St. Isidore.

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The parish Church of Saint André was blessed in 1836. It was built further north than the old 17C church, badly damaged during the French revolution. The bell tower dates from 1847. Built with few resources and without an architect, it was built in a late neoclassical style. Only the triolobe of the west portal is in the neo-Gothic style. The stained glass windows, date from 1965 (renovated in 2021), The church is in the shape of a Latin cross, extended to the east by a sacristy. It is in need of renovation indeed.

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Not to forget to be seen the Chapelle de Locmaria 16C with the stone tomb of Pierre Broerec of the 14C.

Ploëmel in the heart of a triangle between Auray, La Trinité-sur-Mer and Étel. Ploemel is 137 km from Rennes, 138 km from Nantes and 105 km from Quimper.  Ploemel comes from the Breton “ploe ” (Parish) and “Emel ” or “Meir “, leader of the Breton emigrants who came in the 7C. The wave that brought the Bretons from present day UK. The main lordship was that of Locmaria, formerly owned by the Broérec in the 13C, a younger branch of the ancient Counts of Vannes, and by the family of Trévegat in the 15C. In 1790, Ploëmel was erected as a town under the French revolution, and capital city of the District of Auray, with Erdeven for sole dependence. During the revolutionary torment, the Rector refuses to take the civil constitutional oath and exile himself in Spain. The Royalists (Chouans), many in Ploemel, then supplied vigorous supporters to Gen. Georges Cadoudal. In 1801, the town loses its title of Canton capital and is attached to that of Belz.

The city of Ploëmel on the Church: https://ploemel.com/fr/rb/408020/eglise-paroissiale-saint-andre

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Ploëmel: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/ploemel

There you go folks, now I feel better telling about this small town  of Ploëmel  very close to the coast and the Atlantic ocean . Again, hope you have enjoy this post on the Church Saint André of Ploëmel 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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