The Chapelle Notre-Dame du Loc of Saint Avé !!!

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My road warrior trips in my beautiful Morbihan continues and new older pictures found which must have in my blog. This is nice quant Saint Avé in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne of my belle France. This was the town I passed to work every day for 9 + years, so know it very well even if as lately do not passed as often, the town is only 29 km from my house, Therefore, let me tell you about the Chapelle Notre Dame du Loc of Saint Avé !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.

The Chapelle Notre-Dame du Loc of Saint Avé, was built from 1475 to 1494. In the form of a Latin cross topped by a slate steeple, it has a main façade adorned with a beautiful portal with arches flanked by two buttresses with pinnacles and topped by a large oculus which, despite transformations, retains its medieval style authentic. It is surrounded by an enclosure where a fountain and a calvary are erected. The Calvary cross, comparable to that of the village above, is however more decorated and more elegant. It is part of the religious art typical of Vannes from the 15C. Several scenes are grouped on the base: the Annunciation, Saint John the Baptist, Saint James, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Madeleine and Saint Catherine. At the back of the main stage, the crucifixion and a Virgin and Child surrounded by musicians or censers.

Saint Avé Chapelle ND du Loch front aug21

 

This Notre-Dame-du-Loc Chapel has everything from the Breton postcard. it replaces another 11C or 12C chapel dedicated to Locmaria-Saint-Eve. The roof and the paneling of the vault were redone in 1689 and in 1791 a bell was added. 1832 was the year of a new wooden altar to replace the original stone one. The end of the 19C saw the frame redone as well as the drilling of two windows to give more light to the nave. In 1913, a major series of works gave the chapel the appearance we know today. The whole was blessed on September 21, 1913. An identical restoration took place between 2010 and 2012 and the blessing was made on May 5, 2013.

In front of the chapel is a stone Calvary from the same period as the chapel. In the quatrefoil occupying the center of the Cross, we see on one side Christ between the Blessed Virgin and Saint John, and on the other Mary holding the ‘Child Jesus surrounded by four angels, three of whom swing censers, while the fourth plays the biniou, a charming and truly Breton scene. On the pedestal, to the west, an angel bears a legend at the end of a staff, no doubt meaning the Ave Maria between the angel and the Virgin we see lilies. It is the Annunciation.  The  Fountain of Notre-Dame du Loc is a vast granite fountain dates from the same period as the chapel .Access to the staircase leading to the basin is closed by a gate and the niche which once housed a statuette of Notre-Dame is empty today.

The city of St Avé on its must to see: https://www.saint-ave.bzh/les-incontournables/

The parish of St Avé on the Church St Gervais St Protais:  https://www.paroissesaintave.fr/eglise-saint-ave/

The parish of St Avé on the Chapelle Notre Dame du Loch:  https://www.paroissesaintave.fr/chapelle-notre-dame-du-loch/

There you go folks, another dandy road warrior ride into my beautiful Morbihan. The town of Saint Avé will be memorable, missed now in my retirement. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle Notre Dame du Loc of Saint Avé !!!  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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