The Chapelle Sainte Anne of Saint Nolff !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

The picturesque small town of Saint Nolff has a lot of nostalgia for us but read on in my blog, this post is to tell you about the wonderful Chapelle Sainte Anne of Saint Nolff !!! Oh yes of course, St Nolff is in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 , my lovely region of Bretagne, and about 11 km from Vannes, and 35 km from my house, Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Chapelle of Sainte-Anne was built in 1493 in the immediate ,next to the Church of Saint-Mayeul (see posts).Very beautiful chapel with flamboyant decoration was built, in honor of Sainte-Anne, in 1493 by Olivier de Gourvinec, lord of Bézit, as indicated by the inscription of the sand pit. You can see a statue of Sainte. Anne of the 16C preserved in the presbytery and the unusual presence of lily flowers in the mullions windows and stained glass, at a time when Brittany was still independent (union of Brittany with France was in 1532).  It is a rectangular chapel with flamboyant decoration, surrounded on the outside by a stone bench. Oblique buttresses, surmounted by pinnacles, support the facade. The original bell tower dates from 1493, it was rebuilt in 1884 and surmounts the gable. The bedside window is adorned with a network drawing fleur-de-lis. At this window are fragments of stained glass representing various figures, saints, angels carrying the instruments of the Passion, and coats of arms.

St Nolff Chapelle of Sainte-Anne front aug22

Saint Nolff Chapelle Sainte Anne front road aug22

Saint Nolff Chapelle of Sainte-Anne et Ch Saint Majeul side aug22

st nolff chapelle ste anne apr13

The Gourvineg occupied with the Breton sovereign, in the 15C, positions of high responsibility, in particular those of advisor to the Duke or captain of the guards, and their important income allowed them to have a major lifestyle. By constructing the Chapelle Sainte Anne, they assured their precedence in the parish.

The town of Saint Nolff on its heritage : https://saint-nolff.bzh/monuments-et-histoire/

 There you go folks, wonderful memories and my other hommage to Saint Nolff, a town very small but by now very much attach to my world of wonderful places to have been in . I was glad stopped again by it, with my boys for the family memories and some anecdotes. I believe will remain at least in the Morbihan and or Pluvigner for the rest of my life, which we love it so much by now, and I will do my road warrior trips all over from here.  Again, hope you have enjoy this post on the Chapelle Sainte Anne of Saint Nolff as I.

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

Unknown's avatar

Published by pedmar10

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.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.