The Church Saint Brévin of Berné !!!

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The town of Berné  is located in my beautiful department 56 of Morbihan and my lovely region of Bretagne and in my belle France. The town is 28 km from Lorient, 32 km from Pontivy, 61 km from Vannes , and 54 km from my house ! This was my initial goal in my latest road warrior drives and a first for this town !; goes to show you have my work cut out to see around here, Let me tell you on the Church Saint Brévin of Berné !!!  Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Church Saint Brévin, 16-17C.The parish church owes its name to a former archbishop of Canterbury who died in 762. It bears many dates, the oldest being 1666. The church is in the shape of a Latin cross and the western portal is surmounted by a square tower projection on four brackets with polygonal arrow. It is flanked by four steeples connected by triangular pediments.The lords of Pont-Calleck ( Pontcallec ) had a right of pre-eminence in the church: their arms once appeared on the south chapel and the chevet.

Berné Ch Saint Brévin front feb23

Berné Ch Saint Brévin side entr feb23

The construction of the ossuary in 1774 led to a widening of the western gable wall. The baptismal font dates from the same period, The high altar and the altarpiece date from the 18C. The altarpiece has in its center a flagellation of Christ, surrounded by Saint Peter and Saint Brevin. A Virgin and Child, known as Our Lady of Victory, occupies the top of the altarpiece. The church houses a statue of the Trinity, in polychrome wood, which dates from the 17C, An animal is carved in high relief on the cornice of the sacristy and dates from the 16C.

Berné Ch Saint Brévin altar feb23

Berné Ch Saint Brévin chapel right side feb23

Berné Ch Saint Brévin pulpit feb23

 A bit of modern history tells us that Berné was the scene of fierce fighting between the Blues (Republicans) and the Chouans (contre revolution). The forest of Pontcallec and its castle were haunts of chouans and the blues hardly dared to venture there, The forges, of which only the buildings remain today, were installed in 1824 in the forest of Pontcallec. They had a brief existence since from 1837 they had to close, victims of competition from Spanish and Russian iron, less expensive than Breton iron.

The town of Berné on its heritage :https://www.berne-morbihan.fr/La-Commune/Decouvrir-Berne/Le-patrimoine/

The Pays du Roi Morvan local tourist office on Berné :https://www.tourismepaysroimorvan.com/en/the-local-towns-and-villages/berne-1013937

There you go folks, another dandy in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne, Glad visited ,found ,quant nice Berné ,and tell you about its wonderful monuments, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Brévin of Berné 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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