The Church Saint Etienne of Pleugueneuc !!

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And yes actually on the start of my latest road warrior escapades I arrive to Pleugueneuc !!! I like to tell you about this latest adventures in my lovely Bretagne !!! Finding new places that are nice enough to be in my blog, me think,  Here is my testimony to this town church. Therefore, here is my take on the Church Saint Etienne of Pleugueneuc !!  Hope you enjoy it as I.

The town of Pleugueneuc is located in the department 35 of Ille-et-Vilaine in my lovely region of Bretagne, It is near the road D/N137 between Rennes, 40 km away and Saint-Malo, 33 km away. Pleugueneuc comes from the Breton Plou which means “parish” and Guéhenoc from the name of its founder. The name of the town is Plegeneg in Breton. The origin of Pleugueneuc is linked to Guéhenoc, monk soldier, druid or warlord who came from Great Britain in the 6C. The parish of Pleugueneuc was part of the deanery of Dol under the bishopric of Dol and was under the name of Saint-Étienne. There are only about 1914 inhabitants in what could better be call a village.

Pleugueneuc

Pleugueneuc

The current Church Saint Etienne (St Stephens) was built in the village with a proven existence as at least from the 14C The parish church respects a Latin cross plan. The nave and the west facade are from the 15C. The current transept and choir were built in 1841. The remarkable elements of the church are the altar, the altar canopy and two statues from the Louis XV period. The church has a 17C nave with a Romanesque apse, and a chapel rebuilt in 1717. The openings were altered in the 18C. The nave of the old church remains alone: ​​the choir and the transepts date from 1841-1842 and following this restoration the church was blessed again on September 24, 1844.

Pleugueneuc

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Pleugueneuc has several castles such as the Château de la Motte Beaumanoir is located between the towns of Pleugueneuc and Plesder. It was built in the 15C. You can see several turrets and it once had a private chapel. It was again remodeled in the 19C. The Château du Gage, built in the 19C located on the road to Saint-Domineuc and built on the site of an old Louis XIII castle or manor. It has a private chapel, a circular leak and a pretty well with four pilasters, decorated with the arms of the Saint-Gilles family with the date of 1625.

The town of Pleugueneuc on the church (clic on église actuelle)  :  https://www.pleugueneuc.com/?Histoire_%26amp%3B_Cartes/Histoire_de_notre_commune

There you go folks, another nice wonder of my lovely Bretagne, always more always will be more, This was a nice find in church of Pleugueneuc nice finds indeed.  Glad to have stop by, and looking forward to have it enjoy it with my readers. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Etienne of Pleugueneuc !! 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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