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I am on my road warrior mode again, going to see my Bretagne old and new. This time stayed in my beautiful Morbihan and in my lovely Bretagne and the went by outisde of town. This is Guer (see post) and passed by the Chapelle Notre Dame du Prado on my road warrior ways.  Always amazing finds in my belle France. The town is about 86 km from my house. ,Let me tell you a bit about the Chapelle Notre Dame du Prado !!

Guer is bordering the Paimpont forest, often identified as the mythical forest of Brocéliande, where the legend of Merlin the enchanter, the fairy Morgane and the fairy Viviane is woven. This I have seen, see posts.

The parish of Guer was born in the 7C at the instigation of Saint Malo and a Breton monastery. This parish was also part of the former bishopric of Alet-Saint-Malo, which was suppressed during the French revolution; it was more precisely located in the deanery of Porhoët. The Chapelle Notre Dame du Prado dependent on the manor of Tertre built in the first half or in the middle of the 18C for the parents of Louis Le Gall sieur du Tertre, according to an act of 1774. The chapel is from the 17C.

The Notre Dame du Prado Chapel is on the exit of the town on the road to Maure de Bretagne, It is rectangular in shape, it has a four-pitched roof, surmounted by a small bell tower, surmounted by a hexagonal steeple. The interior is covered with a wooden vault, painted blue.

In 1944, (WWII), the American and English planes chased by the Nazis got rid of their bombs. A wish was made to the Virgin by the inhabitants of Prado, Tessiac and Bois-Glé to restore the chapel, damaged, if all the inhabitants got away with it alive, which was the case. Done deal, nice story me think.

Other things to see here are

General de Gaulle created in 1945, on the Coëtquidan site in Guer, “a unique school for a united France”. The Schools of Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan, which I have passed by but hard to get an appt always no time by me, Also, the castle of Ville-Huë: 13C, 18-20C, The castle of Coëtbo, a manor house since the 15C, The Saint-Étienne Chapel, built in the Carolingian period with materials and perhaps part of the foundation dating from the Gallo-Roman era

The City of Guer on its heritage : https://www.ville-guer.fr/module-Contenus-viewpub-tid-2-pid-46.html

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, this Guer, and I will be back eventually worth it. We were on our road warrior mode so just saw it passing by, and went on to other towns, see posts. Hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle Notre Dame du Prado as I.

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

I am on my road warrior mode again, going to see my Bretagne old and new. And passing towns not included in my original plan, decided to do a quick stop and get to know some of its monuments. This time stay in Bretagne and over the Ille et Vilaine dept 35 into the picturesque town of Teillay  Always amazing finds in my belle France. The town is about 137 km from my house (N24/D772). Let me tell you a bit about the curiosities of Teillay !!

The town of Teillay ,in the 12C, was region was under the domination of the noble families of Châteaubriant who had built the Château de Teillay at that time. A tradition says that Constance of Brittany, widow of Duke Geoffroy II and mother of Arthur I, in her disputes with Richard Coeur de Lion, received asylum there in 1196.

The church of Teillay, former truce of Ercé-en-Lamée and which became a parish in 1848, then depended on the former bishopric of Rennes. It was erected as a town in 1879.  The old church mentioned from the 13C had been rebuilt in the 15C. On its site, a new Notre-Dame-de-L’Assomption Church built in 1854, and blessed on June 15 1865 with the belltower built in 1869. This church was built on the site of an old chapel dedicated to Notre-Dame and built in 1221 by Geoffroy III, Baron de Châteaubriant. above the altar of Saint Catherine, was a quartered coat of arms, of which the 1st and 4th were broken, and the 2nd and 3rd azure with two sturgeons argent.

Other things to see me think are the Mines De La Brutz which you can visit the park and museum of the iron mines in Rougé, Soulvache and Teillay. Less than 10km from Teillay, in the town of Soulvache. Also, the La Tombe à la fille is a small tomb located in the wood of Teillay, a certain Marie Martin aged 17 to 19 was killed here, Even if several versions of the reason for her murder exist, one of the most frequently encountered relates that she would have indicated to the Republicans of Bain-de-Bretagne the hiding place of a group of Chouans (or, in the opposite direction, that she would have on the contrary refused to indicate the hiding place of the Blues), The place is now venerated and pilgrims come to it with flowers still, The forest of Teilly cover an area of ​​2,252 hectares, including 630 in the town of Teillay, this forest is private. However, footpaths on the edge allow you to walk and go to the Tombe à la fille, Also, the Saint-Eustache chapel built between 1875-1880.

The town of Teillay on its history: https://www.teillay.fr/histoire/

The Ille et Vilaine dept 35 tourist office on the Forest of Teillay: https://www.ille-et-vilaine-tourism.com/offers/foret-de-teillay-teillay-en-2725124/

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, this one was a nice surprise passing by it. We were on our road warrior mode so just saw the church and went for it. . Hope you enjoy this post on the curiosities of Teillay as I.

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

I am on my road warrior mode again, going to see my Bretagne old and new. This time went over into the old Brittany of the Loire Atlantique dept 44 in the new region of Pays de la Loire. I heard about this town and passed by it, never in, until now. Always amazing finds in my belle France. The town is 64 km from Nantes, 70 km from Rennes, and 114 km from my house ,Let me tell you a bit about the Church Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul of Guémené-Penfao !!

This is again one of those towns we have passed by and never stop until today, The town of Guémené-Penfao is on the northern edge of the Gâvre forest.  The Pays de Guémené-Penfao was for a long time an area of ​​Breton influence ,There have been relatively many notable historical events in the area over the centuries. For example in 1570, the rue de Châteaubriant could have been called the royal road, because it saw King Charles IX passed, accompanied by a brilliant procession including in particular the queen mother Catherine de Médicis, Marguerite de Valois (future wife of Henri IV), the Duke of Anjou (later Henry III), and the Duke of Guise.

One nice monument here is the Church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul , 19C. It is influenced by the Sainte Chapelle of Paris, by the Gothic and the Romanesque styles: The first stone was laid on September 21, 1884, and on Sunday 4 July 1886, the first Mass took place in this « little cathedral in the north ». 

The history of the current church of Guémené begins indirectly at the end of the 18C, precisely at the time of the French revolution.  Understanding that they would not be able to defeat their enemies with their weapons alone, the royalists decided to set fire to the old church in order to force the Blues(revolutionaries republicans) out of it. It was a victory, but it left the old church damaged: the steeple had burned down and threatened to collapse, the interior and the roof had suffered terribly too. In the end, peace returned at the very beginning of the 19C when Napoleon, having seized power in France, decided to impose a reconciliation between the two parties or the Concordat.

it was not until 1841, nearly half a century after the fire, that the old church was apparently able to accommodate churchgoers with a bit of roof, a straight steeple, a few pews and more or less walls strong enough to guarantee the safety of believers . And after several years of discussions between the religious authorities (more of an old-style royalist ) and the municipal authorities (moderate bourgeois and anything but supporters of the old regime), the two factions agreed, at the beginning of 1879, to be members of a commission dedicated to the construction of the new church. It was influenced by the Sainte Chapelle, by the Gothic style and the Romanesque style: The first stone was laid on September 21, 1884.  Finally, on Sunday July 4, 1886 the first mass took place in this “small cathedral in the north . It is dedicated to Saint Peter: this is the reason why there is a statue of this saint in the gallery above the narthex ,behind the porch, after the entrance.

The facade of the building was made in the 70s of the last century .The pulpit probably dates from the end of the 19C.  As we can see, the pulpit is decorated with many sculptures and statues, and displays many Latin inscriptions in golden letters. Two staircases lead to the upper part of the pulpit where the preacher delivered his weekly sermons. Two sculpted busts open the staircases.

The Saint Pierre et Saint Paul Church has many stained glass windows which fill the arched bays and the rose windows all around the nave, the transept or the chapels. They were made just after the inauguration of the church for the most part. The organ in the church bears the signature of one of the most famous , if not the most famous – French organ builders of the 19C, this was Cavaille-Coll, the organ builder, whose workshop was in Paris.  On May 6, 1856 the organ was supplied and installed in the church; it is one of the smallest he ever built.

The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Beslé Church has many stained glass windows which fill the arched bays and the rose windows all around the nave, the transept or the chapels.

The town of Guémené-Penfao on its heritage: http://www.mairie-guemene-penfao.fr/patrimoine/

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, this one is to be back eventually worth it. We were on our road warrior mode so just saw couple monuments and went on to other towns, see posts. Hope you enjoy this post on the Saint Pierre et Saint Paul Church of Guémené-Penfao as I.

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