The Church Sacre Cœur or Saint Martin of Janzé, exteriors !!!

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I am back into my best mode, road warrior! I am looking to find new areas not visited or hardly passing by for a more in depth look, and I am thrill to share it with the world! I came to Janzé. The town is  located in the department 35 of Ille-et-Vilaine in my lovely Bretagne region, It is located 26 km from Rennes, and 32 km from Vitré, and  148 km from my house. I will keep the text the same for exteriors and interiors to keep its unity. Therefore, on this new trip, let me tell you about the Church Saint Martin or Sacre Coeur of Janzé, exteriors !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Janzé ch Sacre Coeur or St Martin front belltower feb24

After the revolutionary unrest, the Saint-Martin Church regained its original vocation. But restoration was necessary. Father Rosignol, appointed parish priest in 1874, decided to construct a new church, on a field dependent on the old Grandinerie manor, donated by Baron Théophile de Plazanet. Its consecration, took place on December 21, 1885. Inside, we can see the portrait of the priest Rossignol in one of the stained glass windows of the collaterals, the side altars dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Martin mark the memory of the two ancient churches of Janzé.

Janzé ch Sacre Coeur or St Martin side left belltower feb24

The Sacré-Cœur Church, or Saint-Martin Church, is located on the heights of the town of Janzé.The particularly neat interior alternates Caen stone and Saumur tuffeau, with light granite for the piers of the nave. The sculpted decoration is particularly remarkable, as is the furniture (high altar, pulpit, stalls). The capitals, namely the tops of the columns, are sculpted with motifs from Noah’s Ark. The historic stained glass windows, incorporate the Stations of the Cross.

Janzé ch Sacre Coeur or St Martin side right feb24

As said , on the site of the old Grandinerie manor, the new Saint-Martin Church, in neo-Romanesque style. The current Saint-Martin Church, also known as Sacré-Cœur; it is shaped like a Latin cross and in a neo-Romanesque style. The vessel measures 50 meters long while the tip of the bell tower makes its enormous rooster sing at a height of 63 meters. The linearity of the streets, a legacy of the 19C layouts, puts its bell tower into perspective. There are around fifteen churches of this style in Ille-et-Vilaine but that of Janzé is one of the most remarkable.

Before this new church, there was a church dedicated to Saint Martin. It was attested from the end of the 11C. In 1880, the church still had Romanesque parts. This new church will be one of the most beautiful religious monuments built in the diocese. In a modern Romanesque style, it consists of a nave ending in an apse, a transept which gives it its cross shape and a bell tower. Its lantern tower which rises above the crossing of the transept makes it easily recognizable. This new church is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Saint Martin and Saint Peter, as secondary patrons.

Originally equipped with a portable Debierre organ at the beginning of the 20C, the Saint Martin Church welcomed in 1930 an organ built by a monk from the Source Abbey in Paris: Dom Séjourné. The instrument was rebuilt by the organ builder Yves Sévère in 1972. It nevertheless retained the oak case housed at the bottom of the apse.

The Town of Janzé on its heritage : https://www.janze.fr/mes-loisirs/tourisme/visiter-janze

There you go folks, a beautiful monument for all to see, we love it !! The ride was wonderful in country roads the real life of France ! I bring you a beauty the Church Saint Martin or Sacre Coeur of Janzé, exteriors !!! Again, hope you enjoy the post 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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