The Church Saint Méen of Cancale , part II !!!

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This is another first by yours truly the road warrior. Well Bretagne has a bunch and I am working on it. We reach Cancale, another beauty of the Ille et Vilaine department,35 in my lovely Bretagne, in my belle France. Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Méen of Cancale, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Cancale ch St Méen left side wall jul22

Impressive, majestic, imposing, As soon as you arrive in Cancale, you only see her. a neo-Gothic style from the 13C, The Church Saint Méen is about 36 meters wide and its vault culminates at 22 meters in height. the tower done in 1932, rises to 34 meters, Two vestibules placed on each side finalize the facade with a stained glass window representing Saint Jeanne Jugan, born in Cancale in 1792, founder of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor, beatified in 1982, and canonized in 2009.

Cancale ch St Méen altar jul22

The Saint-Méen Church was built in 1875 on the remains of the former Bellevue manor, but for lack of money, part of the choir, the aisles and the bell tower are not carried out at the end of the work in 1886. A fire destroys the roof in 1906. completes the church in 1931-32, respecting the plans of 1875, adds to the tower of the bell tower, a lantern of the dead. From the upper platform of the new church, there is an extensive panorama over the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel, Granville and around forty bell towers.

Cancale ch St Méen chapel glory to Christ jul22

Cancale ch St Méen chapel sainte Therese de Lisieux jul22

Cancale ch St Méen chapel virgin jul22

On February 22, 1931, the first stone of the tower was blessed and in 1932, it rose 34 meters above the ground. Two vestibules placed on each side complete the facade. But due to lack of money, the spire which was to crown the tower will never see the light of day. The bells will be installed in 1932 in their new home. In 2000, a new bell called “Jeanne Jugan” joined the bell tower.  The previous church very quickly becoming too cramped, the church was replaced in 1875 by the current Saint-Méen Church , The old church, for its part, hosts a cinema room and a museum dedicated to popular arts and traditions.

The Parish of the Church Saint Méen of Cancale :https://www.paroisse-cancale.fr/lieux-de-culte-horaires/eglise-st-meen-de-cancale/

The city of Cancale and its history (brief on the church) : http://www.ville-cancale.fr/histoire_pays_cancalais.html

The Ille et Vilaine dept 35 tourist office on Cancale (brief on church): https://www.ille-et-vilaine-tourism.com/discover-ille-et-vilaine/the-loveliest-places/cancale/

There you go folks, a dandy of a town, and glad finally there, already looking forward to be back, eventually. Hope you enjoy the Church Saint Méen of Cancale, part II 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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