The Church Saint Pierre of Néant-sur-Yvel, part I !!!

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Yes indeed, in my road warrior mode again in my backyard of the Morbihan breton! And voilà new towns even passed by close never in until now! It goes without saying my previous comments, will need a lifetime to see them all just in my beautiful Morbihan. Today I give you the Church Saint Pierre of Néant-sur-Yvel , part I !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The town of Néant-sur-Yvel is located in the beautiful department 56 of Morbihan in the lovely region of Bretagne. It is part of the Paimpont forest, west of Rennes, and only 58 km from Pontivy. Also, 55 minutes by car from my house !

The Church of Saint-Pierre,is to discover its inside such as the tomb of Anne Toussainte de Volvire, also called the Saint of Néant. The marble tomb of Anne Toussainte de Volvire dates from 1881. She also has her portrait on one of the stained glass windows dating from the 17C. The stained glass shows religious of the Holy Grail and the mystery of Good Friday: the chalice, the host, the triangle of the Trinity, the glorious cross, the empty tomb, the tree of Eden, the sun representing the Father, the Holy Spirit in the Mountain peak …

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Neant sur Yvel ch St Pierre altar aug22

Neant sur Yvel ch St Pierre Anne Toussainte de Volvire tomb aug22

The Church of Saint Pierre can be described as an irregularly shaped church, in particular because of these multiple openings. The bell tower, rather modern, is not in schist. The walls are, and the openings made of granite and sandstone. The Saint-Peter’s Church was founded before 1535 by the Montauban family. The building is in the shape of a Latin cross. The exterior and interior decoration of the church is composed of flamboyant and Renaissance elements. The square tower, attached to the nave of the church, dates from 1720, is surmounted by a slate spire.

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The apse window has preserved some fragments of stained glass from the 16C, representing God the Father with the Son, dead on his knees, Christ, the Virgin and some apostles, The large stained glass window in the church represents, under the feet of Saint Peter , Saint James and Saint Barthélemy, the old castle of Bois de la Roche. The Calvary of the Saint-Peter’s Church dates from the 16C.

Neant sur Yvel ch St Pierre chapel stained aug22

The town of Tréhorenteuc on the Church St Pierre of Néant sur Yvel : https://trehorenteuc-eglise-broceliande.fr/histoire-de-leglise-de-neant-sur-yvel/

The Ploérmel community of towns on Néant sur Yvel :  https://https://www.ploermelcommunaute.bzh/contacts/neant-sur-yvel/

There you go folks, another dandy road warrior trip by yours truly, this time with my boys and Dad, Rex our dog stayed home. We are looking forward to discover more beauties in my beautiful Morbihan in the future, the potential site is awesome! This is tranquil in land Néant sur Yvel, the river Yvel that passes by here, and Néant well it means Nothing lol! Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Pierre of Néant-sur-Yvel, 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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