Chapelle Saint Yves of Vannes, part I !!

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Well here is another find in my vault of my blog. Of course, no excuses as I past by it every week at least, and have taken pictures of the city hall and college with brief mentioned in previous posts. However, I have left telling you about this nice historical monument of my capital city of Vannes. Therefore, this is time to remedy the omission and tell you a bit more on the Chapelle Saint Yves of Vannes , part I !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The Chapelle Saint-Yves Chapel is in the heart of the city of Vannes in my beautiful Morbihan. Built in the 17C as the church of the Jesuit college which is immediately adjacent to it, The Saint Yves Chapel is located on Place Maurice-Marchais. It is adjacent to the Collége Jules-Simon (middle school), a former Jesuit college, across the street to the city/town hall of Vannes.

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The first college in Vannes, with a first Saint-Yves Chapel, was built in 1577. In 1629-1630, the college and its chapel were entrusted to the Jesuits. The chapel was restored in 1616 before being rebuilt from 1661 to 1685 with the financial assistance of Catherine de Francheville.(see post mansion), The Saint-Yves Chapel, built in a spirit of austerity, is inspired by Italian Baroque models and representative of the Jesuit style of the time. It was built at a time when the city experienced an important religious boom with the installation of many communities and the construction of convents, retirement homes or chapels.

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Built in white stones, the Saint-Yves Chapel is built on a granite base. The two levels of the chapel are topped with a high pediment, in which is engraved the traditional Jesuit monogram IHS (Jesus Hominum Salvator). The volumes of this chapel are simple, a single nave, a reduced choir. making of an altarpiece in 1684 , This altarpiece with black marble columns with Corinthian capitals has wings, the niches of which are furnished with two statues. The painting at the heart of the altarpiece is dedicated to the triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. The sculptured elements of the facade of the chapel: above the bay of the second level there is an effigy of the Virgin of Bethlehem in a medallion; in the center of the top pediment is the IHS monogram with the cross and the Sacred Heart, inscribed in a circle on each side of which are hung two garlands of plants.

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In 1991, the St Yves Chapel was to be closed to the public for security reasons. Unoccupied, its general condition deteriorates over the years. In 2021, the chapel benefits from a major restoration campaign which should be done by January 2022, The exterior lighting, on the other hand, and the lighting of the chapel should be done in early December 2021 when the City’s illuminations are launched for the end of the year celebrations. UPDATE: the Chapelle St Yves is open with a Mass 23 january 2022! See new pic!

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The city of Vannes on the Chapelle St Yves :  https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/chapelle-saint-yves

The Cathedral St Pierre of Vannes on the Chapelle Saint Yves: https://www.cathedrale-vannes.fr/index.php/fr/la-chapelle-saint-yves.html

There you go folks, a dandy monument in my Vannes. It always made an impression on me passing by and looking forward to it full restoration to see the inside. The Chapelle St Yves is nice and the whole town/area is waiting for it. Another wonderful spot in the city, and great walk area as well as the entrance to the old town section full of shops and restos/bars! Again, hope you have enjoy the post on the Chapelle Saint Yves of Vannes, 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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