The Church Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle of Damgan, part II !!!

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I am taking you again to my lovely coastal areas of my beautiful Morbihan and come back to visit Damgan. I have been by there several times, see posts, and this church stands out each time, I found me older pictures not in my blog that should be and here they are ! Therefore, here is my take again on the Church Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle of Damgan,part II !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

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The town of Damgan with lovely beaches and wonderful historical architecture give you once again a look on its prettiest monuments I like. Damgan is a peninsula located between the peninsula of Rhuys and the estuary of the Vilaine river. To the west, the Pénerf river marks the boundary of the town, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the town of Ambon to the north and to the east. Damgan has almost 8 km of beaches (see post) ,great beaches indeed.

Damgan ch Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle nave to altar aug22

The Church Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle is a neo-Romanesque style built by the city in 1843 on the site of the old chapel, the condition of which was considered alarming. Significant work was carried out in 1954 to consolidate certain parts of the building which were in danger of collapsing.Several renovations later, lastly in 2018 left it in good condition.

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It was during the first half of the 16C that construction began on the chapel dedicated to Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle or Our Lady of Good News, patroness of travelers and sailors. Originally, it was shaped like a barn because it had no bell tower and the ground was only dirt. Over the years, the building fell into ruin. It was in 1841 that a text mentioned the need to rebuild a church. The chapel was demolished and in 1843, on June 15 of the Feast of God, the blessing of the first stone of the new church took place.

The Church Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle built between 1840-1844. The latter had become a parish church in 1820. It has a square topped with a granite bell tower. It is in the shape of a Latin cross. Inside , due to the marine influence there are ex voto boats as thank you to the above one of them caught my attention, this is the pax ex-voto, a 3 masted small boat designed in 1944.

The town of Damgan on its heritage: https://www.damgan.fr/decouvrir-damgan/histoire-patrimoine.html

The Damgan La Roche Bernard tourist office on the church:  https://www.damgan-larochebernard-tourisme.com/patrimoine-culturel/eglise-notre-dame-de-bonne-nouvelle-damgan/

The Morbihan dept 56 Tourist Office on the church: https://morbihan.com/offres/eglise-notre-dame-de-bonne-nouvelle-damgan-fr-4411851/

There you go folks, another dandy road warrior ride in my beautiful Morbihan ! It really is beautiful, Once again by Damgan and still think it merits more time, Again, hope you enjoy this additional post on the Church Notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle of Damgan ,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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