The Church Saint Thuriau of Crac’h, part II !!

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And here I am again to give some wonderful stories of my area and a return visit to Crac’h ! One of the towns one of my sons’ worked, This is of course in my beautiful Morbihan and my lovely Bretagne of my belle France! I found me older new pictures to my blog, which ,of course, should be here. Do see my other posts on Crac’h! Let me tell you more of the Church Saint Thuriau of  Crac’h, part II !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Crac’h is also, part of the Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique community of towns like mine. The town is bordered to the east by the Auray river, to the west by the Crac’h river, to the south by the towns of Saint-Philibert and Locmariaquer and to the north by the town of Auray. The dept 56 capital city of Vannes is only 23 km away , Auray is 6 km, and Paris is 480 km away, It is about 23 km from my house.

The Church Saint-Thuriau is the parish church dating from 1809. It has undergone several restorations. The story goes that in 1828 the Duchess of Berry granted the town assistance for repairs of the bell tower located near the coast would be a useful point of view for navigators. Above the west porch, a stone bears an inscription in Latin referring to the altitude. In 1904, the church received three beautiful new bells from Villedieu-les-Poêles. The Church Saint Thuriau is shaped like a Latin cross, it is augmented by a square tower and a porch. The bell tower has three unequal floors and a pyramidal spire. The bell tower itself is open in four arched bays. Corner pilasters and a balustrade crown the tower.

Crach ch St Thuriau side nov21

Inside the Church Saint Thuriau, there is a bust and the reliquary arm of Saint Thuriau contribute to the richness of the sanctuary. (The relics of this saint were brought to the Duke of Brittany at the castle of Auray then entrusted to the parish of Crac’h).  Of the large triptych altarpiece of the previous church, only the Corinthian columns framing the painting of the Descent from the Cross by Jouvenet, the original of which from 1700 is in the Louvre museum, and separating the statues of Saint-Huriau. and Saint Clair. The side altarpieces feature falling flowers and garlands topped with faces of cherubs. The organ comes from Sainte-Anne d’Auray.

Crach ch St Thuriau altar nov21

Crach ch St Thuriau organ back nov21

The city of Crac’h on the church:  https://www.ville-crach.fr/annuaires/leglise-paroissiale/

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Crac’h: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/crac-h

There you go folks, another dandy spot by the coast, this is Crac’h worth the detour for its many monuments and foodies of the bay! You will do well to stop by and we love it, now more time in it. Again, hope you enjoy this post on more of the Church Saint Thuriau Crac’h, 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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