The Cathédrale Saint Pierre of Vannes, part III !!!

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For its architecture, history and religious value to the local folks I need to tell the world again of it. It is awesome worth the visit, me think. There are other posts on it in my blog, but as found older pictures new to the blog got me to do this post on the Cathédrale Saint Pierre of Vannes, part III !!!  Hope you enjoy this post as I.

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The Saint Peter’s Cathedral is a wonderful building right in the middle of the old town with wooden houses going back to the 14C originals! I walk by it every so often, several times a week, and always amazed of it’s history and impressive architecture in the right spot.  Many towns have wonderful Churches, Basilicas, and Cathedrals ;usually they are laid out in a square with spaces around them. Not so, Vannes, the Cathedral is right in the town on a street really call place St Pierre attached by houses and shops all around it  in a medieval setting.  In the 15C , it was visited by Saint Vincent (Vicente Ferrier a Dominican monk from Valencia Spain) ; his tomb is in the Cathedral on the left side on the Tour Renaissance.

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There are many chapels better describe in other posts I just mention them here : Chapel of the baptismal font. Sainte-Anne Chapel she is the patron Saint of Brittany, and according to the Bible, the mother of Mary ,grandmother of Jesus. Chapel of the Rosary or Sacred Heart; Chapel of Bienheureux Pierre René Rogue; a priest guillotine in 1796 for defending the faith and a native of Vannes. His remains were brought here in 1936. Behind the altar you have the Chapel of Saint Gwenâel, a 6C monk native of Vannes.  Chapelle Saint-Mériadec-et-Saint-Patern the stained glass depicts Saint Mériadec and Saint Patern, the first bishop of Vannes Chapelle Saint-Louis ,Chapelle Saint-Antoine, The Rotunda Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament this rotunda shaped side chapel is of Italian Renaissance style, a rare case in Brittany. Originally destined for the Blessed Sacrament, this chapel was dedicated to the cult of St. Vincent Ferrier from 1956 to 2018. It is currently empty and awaiting a new liturgical assignment. Maybe a baptistery. The altar-tomb of Saint Vincent Ferrier, which was there, was transferred to the North cruiser. And the Chapel called Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-this is the place of the ancient gate of the Dukes of Brittany.

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I like to give you some further pictures that are new to the blog and no text as plenty written on the St Peter’s Cathedral of Vannes in my blog, Just feel these beautiful exterior pictures should be in and hope you enjoy them as I.

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The official Cathédrale Saint Pierre :https://www.cathedrale-vannes.fr/

The City of Vannes on the St Peter’s Cathedral : https://www.mairie-vannes.fr/cathedrale-saint-pierre

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on Vannes:  https://www.morbihan.com/accueil/decouvrir/le-morbihan/les-principales-destinations/vannes

The Bretagne region tourist office on Vannes : https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/southern-brittany-morbihan-gulf/vannes/

Update: The Cathédrale Saint-Pierre receives her parishioners for a last mass this Sunday, January 5, 2025, before starting a new phase of works which will be spread out until 2027.

There you go folks, a gem of my lovely Bretagne and beautiful Morbihan in my belle France, a must to see while in medieval Vannes, Again, hope you have enjoy this post on the Cathédrale Saint Pierre of Vannes, part III !!! 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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