The Church Notre Dame de la Tronchaye of Rochefort en Terre, part IV !!!

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I am taking you to a popular town, one we have visited several times, I do have several posts on it in my blog. The town of Rochefort en Terre is in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely region of Bretagne of my belle France. In my road warrior mode went out with the boys and Rex for a tour and memories of always as my dear late wife Martine absolutely love it, Therefore, let me tell you more on the Church Notre Dame de la Tronchaye of Rochefort en Terre, part IV  !!!.  Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Rochefort en Terre Ch Notre Dame de la Tronchaye front jul23

The fairy tale wonderful cosy gorgeous medieval Rochefort en Terre is absolutely sublime to walk its cobblestone streets and wonderful old world architecture, We live one hour from it. I may repeat the text using the new pictures of today.

According to legend, the Church Notre Dame de la Troncaye was built on the site where a statue of the Virgin breastfeeding the Child Jesus was discovered in the 12C. It is claimed that the statue was hidden in the trunk of a tree two centuries earlier, as the Vikings attacked the area. A stained glass window from 1927 recalls this legend.

Rochefort en Terre Ch Notre Dame de la Tronchaye nave to altar pulpit jul23

Rochefort en Terre Ch Notre Dame de la Tronchaye altar jul23

The primitive church, built to the south of the castle, on the slope of the land, probably dates from the 12C, a time when the lords of the place are beginning to figure in history. It was naturally Romanesque in style and had the shape of a Latin cross, with a square turret in the middle of the inter-transept. This plan is still that of the church from the beginning of the 20C, because the replacement of the new church for the old one took place only gradually.

Rochefort en Terre Ch Notre Dame de la Tronchaye Chapel left of altar jul23

In 1925, Rochefort-en-Terre became a Marian city, which gave rise to the order of two new stained-glass windows: in 1926, the stained-glass window in the back chancel representing the Holy Family and to the right of the choir is a magnificent stained glass window, commissioned in 1927 from a glassmaker from Angers: Mr Roger Desjardin. This stained glass tells the legend of the shepherdess finding the statue in the hollow tree trunk. Calvary: It was nicknamed the Bible of the poor. The sculptures, carved in granite, were used by priests to teach the Bible to the illiterate. This Calvary would be the only one in Brittany to represent the Passion and Ascension of Christ.

Rochefort en Terre Ch Notre Dame de la Tronchaye stained glass window jul23

In 2016, a first phase of work mainly on the North façade, made it possible to remedy the most urgent disorders (masonry, restoration of stained glass windows and manufacture of mesh protection on the most damaged bays, roofing). Much work of the same order remains to be carried out on the other parts of the church which are inexorably deteriorating. The project help bringing together all lovers of the Petite Cité de Caractère®, elected in 2016, “Favorite Village of the French”. The work will continue into 2024 ,but the church is open.

The City of Rochefort en Terre on the church: http://www.rochefort-en-terre.fr/la-collegiale/

The Rochefort en Terre tourist office on the church: https://en.rochefortenterre-tourisme.bzh/offers/church-notre-dame-de-la-tronchaye-rochefort-en-terre-en-3036712/

The Morbihan dept 56 Tourist board on the church: https://www.morbihan.com/rochefort-en-terre/eglise-notre-dame-de-la-tronchaye/tabid/12562/offreid/ff81d3ef-b474-4555-88a4-45b2b3e8b0ef

There you go folks, a magical beautiful old town of Rochefort en Terre, a must to visit for sure. Wonderful can’t say more, see the church and enjoy this whimsical town. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Notre Dame de la Tronchaye of Rochefort en Terre, part IV !!! 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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