The Church Saint Thuriau of Plumergat , part II !!

Posted in Bretagne, France

And on my road warrior tours of my beautiful Morbihan, I have come to Plumergat. The views on the roads are wonderful and all is very close to home, just 10 km !. Once again, found me older new pictures to the blog that should be in , me think, Therefore, let me bring out the Church Saint Thuriau of Plumergat, part II !! , Hope you enjoy the post as I,

A bit for reference on Plumergat  tell us is one of the primitive parishes in Bretagne created around the 6C, during the immigration of Bretons from the Isles of Britain (present-day Great Britain) to Armorica (present-day Bretagne). Christianity has left its mark on the town which still has 11 churches and chapels. It is also nicknamed “the village of the 3 bell towers”, in reference to the three religious buildings located there. Do see my other posts on them.

 The Church of Saint-Thuriau  ,dedicated to Saint Thuriau, Bishop of Dol-de-Bretagne in the 7C. The church is located on a former druidic site. The church, built from the 11C, has undergone many readjustments to the present day. The bell tower-porch is built in the 14C. The exterior walls were redone in the 17C, retaining provisions close enough to the Romanesque edifice. The interior was restored in 1834, the porch tower in 1859, and the entire church between 1939 and 1948. There are 12C capitals of the Church.

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At the back of the choir stands a polychrome wooden altarpiece, with 3 bodies framed by columns. The central painting comes from the Langroëz chapel and depicts the agony of Jesus in the Garden of Olives. It is framed by the statues of St Pierre and St Thuriau. A wooden statue of the Madonna and Child from the 14-15C crowns this altarpiece. The side altars deserve our attention. To see the Romanesque capitals decorated with nail heads, twists, palmettes…etc

The city of Plumergat on its heritage: https://www.plumergat.fr/patrimoine-tourisme/

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Plumergat : https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/plumergat

 There you go folks, another roundabout of beauties in my neck of the woods. Always something to see in my beautiful Morbihan, just need more time !!! Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Thuriau of Plumergat, 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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