The Church Saint Pierre et Saint Paul of Neulliac !!

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This is part of my new road warrior trips in my lovely Bretagne , where else !!!.. I have passed by it again, see post, This time saw a bit more on the marvels of the Côtes d’Armor dept 22 ! Therefore let me tell you again about the Church of Saint Pierre et Saint Paul of Neulliac !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The town of Neulliac is located in the department 56 of my beautiful Morbihan , in my lovely region of Bretagne,and in my belle France. It is 67 km from Lorient , 62 km from Vannes, 112 km from Rennes, and 46 km from my house

The Church Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul (15C), remodeled in the 17C and in the 19C. The square tower, which dates from 1824, was crowned in 1829 with a polygonal spire. The interior was completely redone in 1932 . The Rosary altarpiece dates from the 17C. The parish church of Neulliac is under the invocation of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It is a modern building, in the shape of a Latin cross, and without architectural character. The side altars are dedicated to the Rosary and to Saint Nicholas. Another small town passed by never stop until today, wonderful road warrior trip in my area, love it :

The current Church of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul. probably reworked in the 18-19C, dates from the 11C. It reveals a complex whole made up of multiple additions. Certain elements deserve attention, such as the painted paneling of the choir, the statuary of the transept chapels and the woodwork of the sacristy.

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The parish Church Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul is a former Tréviale chapel, attached to the parish of Neulliac. The church obtains the status of parish church after the French revolution, The first inscriptions referring to the church date from 1747 and 1782. However, it seems that the church is mentioned as “Church of the Holy Cross” by Alain de Rohan in 1205. The Church of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul has a square tower, which dates from 1824, was crowned in 1829 with a polygonal spire. The interior was completely redone in 1932 (plaster vault, tiling in the nave, etc.). The Rosary altarpiece dates from the 17C, The church is under the invocation of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It is a modern church, in the shape of a Latin cross. The side altars are dedicated to the Rosary and Saint Nicholas.

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Another monument to see here ,and this no time but see post on it in my blog is the Notre-Dame-de-Carmès Chapel (15-18C), located in the village of Carmès and rebuilt in the 15C, thanks to the patronage of the Rohan family, on a single nave in Latin cross plan with a chancel with a flat apse . This chapel, was restored in the 20C.

A bit of history I like tell us that from the end of the 5C, the Bretons entered the territory by imposing their language and their customs. Then the parish was created between the 8C and the 10C, when it was attached to the diocese of Quimper. 500 years ago, the first chapel was built in Carmès. There remains the western porch and the nave. The territories of Neulliac and its truces of Kergrist and Hémonstoir were in the viscounty of Rohan as of the constitution of this one, around 1116, then formed part of the 
duchy of Rohan from 1603 to 1790, while dependent on the châtellerie de Pontivy and the senechaussee of Ploërmel. The lords of Rohan raised taxes in Neulliac for nearly seven centuries. In March 1793 , throughout the west of Brittany, the peasants, for several months exasperated by the religious question, spontaneously utter a cry of insubordination in front of the ballot boxes. It will be the beginning of the chouannerie (the war of the west against the French Republic). The return to normal would only take place from 1795, but, after a calm of 2 years, the Chouan movement resumed, taking at times the scale of a generalized guerrilla war. The concordat, signed by Bonaparte on July 15, 1801, reestablished religious peace in France and brought back a quasi-pacification in the west. 

The town of Neulliac on its heritage : https://www.neulliac.fr/patrimoine/

There you go folks, more wonderful memories into my blog to relish for life and hopefully my sons will continue. This is a memorable town and glad to have it in my blog, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Pierre et Saint Paul of Neulliac !! as I.

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

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Published by pedmar10

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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