The other Chapels of Auray !!

Posted in Bretagne, France

This was a small post on the churches of Auray ,and I decided to split into churches and now chapels of Auray, The City is a historical and architecturally stunning little town in my beautiful Morbihan and in my lovely Bretagne. I have written several posts on Auray in my blog but need to tell you more about the other Chapels of Auray !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

 We wondered around in city center to past the tourist office on the former chapelle  de la Congregation,  The former  Chapel of the Congregation of men . Its full name is Chapel of the Brothers of the Congregation of Men of the Immaculate Conception . It’s dated from 1672. Only the front is original. Pious craftsmen gathered there to pray to the Virgin. Before going out, observe the Tribune and its central panel. You will see the Rapture of Saint Paul , a work performed around 1672-1678 by Antoine de Bray a Parisian decorator who adorned several halls of the parliament of Brittany in Rennes. It was restored in 1890, Today it welcomes the tourist office, at 20 rue du Lait.

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The Chapelle du Pére Eternel,or Chapel of the Eternal Father.The Nuns Hospitallers of the Third Order of Saint-François settled in Auray in 1644. The city first offered them to settle on the southern moat of the old castle and then on the western moat where they built a convent in 1644. Their enclosure will eliminate César and Papegault streets, created in 1560. Hunted in 1792 during the French revolution, the convent and thus the Chapel are abandoned and serve different uses.Joseph-Marie Grignon, vicar general of the diocese of Vannes, acquired the buildings, courtyard garden and orchard, in 1807.  He acts in the name of Mrs. Molé de Champlâtreux who opens on September 8 a house of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Louis, called the Eternal Father. The nuns devote themselves to the instruction of the girls and to the work of the retreats. Here in 1820 the priest of the Chistian instruction were given the order for God only and the rules  by the Vicary of Saint Brieuc and the priest of Auray Gabriel Deshayes. The interiors were renovated in the 20C, The Chapel contains a Prie-Dieu Louis XIV period; Paneling; Stalls sold, around 1890, by Mr. Deshayes, parish priest of Auray, to the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint-Louis and which came from the chapter house of the Charterhouse of ‘Auray; Liturgical enclosure; 8 stained glass windows with figures: Education of the Virgin, Education of Saint Louis by Blanche of Castile, Virgin of the Seven Sorrows, Sacred Heart , beautiful 18C carved panelling and stalls. Located at 2-16 Rue du Pére Eternel.

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The City of Auray on its heritage see centre ville as a guide : https://www.auray.fr/Ma-ville/Patrimoine/Les-monuments-historiques

There you go folks ,these are worth the detour while in town , very nicely maintained, said beautiful. Another wonderful monuments of historical Auray. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the other Chapels of Auray !! 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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