The Church Saint Alban of Elven, part II !!

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And continuing on my road warrior mode, came back again to familiar territory and great memories. You can read on my previous posts on Elven in my blog. We as a family went several times and always a nice experience. Let me tell you again a bit more on the Church Saint Alban of Elven, part II !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

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Elven ch St Alban belltower sep22

The town of Elven is ,of course in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne just 15 km of Vannes on the axis Vannes-Rennes, road N166. It is ,also, about 39 km from my house. These are new pictures of today!  The current St Alban Church is a reflection of the history of Elven. It has been recently renovated (2020) completely, looking at it, I thought was another church ! My boys at above and below pics !!

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You have a beautiful simple Church Saint-Alban, rebuilt in the 17C and again in the 19C, it still hold the roman choir of the original Church, see the mechanical clock and replica in wood of the Church. The Church Saint-Alban, is dedicated to Alban de Verulamium, patron of Elven, referring to the martyrdom suffered by him in England in 303 while the founders of the city come from the other side of the channel, the patron Saint of the city. The Normans destroyed by fire the first wooden church. In 1121, a Romanesque church was rebuilt, again destroyed by a fire in 1525. A church of Gothic style was elevated, of which only today the Romanesque Choir remains. In 1536 is built a neo-Gothic nave and then, in 1642, a bell tower. In the 19C, the work suffering from the time was renovated, the nave and the transept were rebuilt. The bell tower is completed in 1877 and the Church will be consecrated in 1879.

Elven ch St Alban chapel baptismal font sep22

Elven ch St Alban altar wide sep22

Elven ch St Alban back wall sep22

Elven ch St Alban chapel sacre coeur sep22

Elven ch St Alban clock mechanism sep22

The city of Elven on its heritage with the St Alban Church: https://www.elven.bzh/patrimoine-religieux/

There you go folks, Elven carries memorable moments for me that just wanted to keep those memories.  Coming from Paris or Rennes, this should be an excellent rest stop.  Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Alban of Elven, part II !! 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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