The Centre Spirituel de Penboc’h of Arradon !!

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And again on my local road warrior mode in my beautiful Morbihan  and lovely Bretagne  of my belle France, I have written several posts on this wonderful coastal town of Arradon, and I stopped by it today again. This is a new sight as got info from the Heritage Foundation of France on renovations ongoing in my area, and it was a must to go, It is private propery but was lucky to be allowed in and took some wonderful pictures of the Centre Spirituel de Penboc’h of Arradon !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h entrance jun23

Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h Virgin Mary and Child statue jun23

The Spiritual Center of Penboc’h is a Jesuit spiritual center, a place of meditation and prayer which welcomes for a few days people wishing to deepen their faith in the spirit of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. It is located in the place of Penboc’h part of the town of Arradon.

Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h buildings jun23

Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h to bay jun23

The origin of the site of Penboch was endow in the tradition of the colleges of the Society of Jesus,in 1854 ,by 1864, acquired the Penboch farm and undertook the construction of the neo-gothic St Joseph Chapel. These primitive plans were slightly modified so that the chapel was visible from the Gulf. The spire of the bell tower is surmounted by a statue of Saint Joseph carrying the Child Jesus, the work of Carado, a sculptor from Vannes. The beautiful stained glass windows come from the famous Carmel workshop in Le Mans. After its construction, the chapel, blessed on Saint Joseph’s Day in 1865, was to become a place of pilgrimage for sailors. It house twenty paintings of biblical scenes which have just been installed on the walls of the chapel.

Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h chapel St Joseph side jun23
Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h chapel St Joseph altar jun23

Arradon Centre Spirituel de Penboc'h chapel St Joseph back inside jun23

The site of Penboc’h has been a Jesuit spiritual center since 1975. Apart from the Chapel of Saint Joseph, the typically Breton buildings had not been subject to substantial work for 150 years! To preserve the area of heritage interest, a restoration in the rules of the art and respect for the environment was essential. In close collaboration with the Architect of the Buildings of France, and the Heritage Foundation of France, the restoration of the facades, the frames and the roofs then the replacement of the door frames could be carried out. In addition, two elevators make all the buildings accessible to people with reduced mobility.

The Company of Jesus is a Catholic religious order, founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1540. It brings together nearly 17,000 Jesuits worldwide, including 4,650 in Europe and 530 within the Province of Francophone Western Europe (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Greece, Reunion Islands and Mauritius). Living in communities, they fulfill a wide variety of missions (educational, social, pastoral, etc.) by striving to integrate reflection, prayer and action. Their fifteen-year training aims to make them, following Christ, men of encounter and reconciliation. Since 1850, this site has been used to accommodate students from the Collège de Vannes. In 1854, the Jesuits acquired this land to make it the country house of the students of the College Saint François-Xavier de Vannes.(middle school). In France, the first centers created by the Company of Jesus, a religious Order of the Catholic Church, were created in the 1660s. Several “retirement homes” were to follow them in the 17-18C. Disappeared with the suppression of the Jesuit Order in 1762, Jesuit spiritual centers reappeared in France and Belgium in the second half of the 19C. Almost every Jesuit province has its spiritual center. In France and French-speaking Belgium (province of French-speaking Western Europe) there are five: Le Châtelard (Francheville/Lyon), Les Coteaux Païs (Toulouse), Manrèse (Clamart/Paris), Penboc’h (Arradon) and La Pairelle (Wépion/Namur).

The official Le Centre spirituel de Penboc’h: https://www.penboch.fr/le-centre/

The city of Arradon on its heritage: https://www.arradon.com/Decouvrir-Arradon/Patrimoine/Patrimoine-culturel/Patrimoine-architectural

There you go folks, another dandy in my beautiful coastal Morbihan. This is nice Arradon, and a new find in the Centre Spirituel de Penboc’h, Arradon !! Again, hope you enjoy the post 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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