The Church Saint Pierre of Visseiche !!

Posted in Bretagne, France

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 see other towns but as usual drove by some nice ones too, this is the case of Visseiche with its 854 inhabitants !  The town is  located in the department 35 of Ille et Vilaine in my lovely Bretagne region, It is located 38 km from Rennes, and 27 km from Vitré, and 164 km from my house. I passsed by it and saw the nice Church Saint Pierre ! Therefore, let me tell you a bit more of the Church Saint Pierre of Visseiche ! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Visseiche ch Saint Pierre front et calvaire passing feb24

The Church Saint Pierre has three main periods of construction. The choir and the north aisle were added to the Romanesque nave in the 16C. In 1828, the nave was extended towards the West and the bell tower, moved to the facade, now surmounts a tower with solid buttresses which houses a gallery and the baptistery. These transformations are due to Father Boury, a native of the country whose name is engraved several times on his achievements. The arms of the former lords of Montagne adorn the gables of the aisle of the north facade. The altarpiece of the main altar, in stone, decorated with eight marble columns, is fitted with a mirror and an oil on canvas from the 17C and 19C. A second stone altar, with an altarpiece decorated with four marble columns and an oil on canvas named after the donation of the rosary from the 16C. It is in the collateral. The wooden pulpit from 1670.

Visseiche ch Saint Pierre side passing feb24

The right apse of the chanceau, open with a large bay in flamboyant style, seems to date from the 16C. The only aisle of the nave was added to the north in 1655 and finished with the Chapel of the Holy Virgin and the Rosary; finally, in the 19C the nave was extended, and the bell tower, originally placed on the side, was rebuilt in the middle of the western facade. Inside we can see the remains of a glass roof once representing the Passion of Our Lord and occupying the main bedside window, today hidden by a large 17C altarpiece; a gallery or chantry opening above the sacristy onto the choir, and finally the fire of the lords of the Mountain, placed near the altar of the Holy Virgin, The brotherhood of the Rosary was erected in Visseiche in 1658.  The Passion of Christ glass roof, dates from the 16C (around 1540). In the choir, on the Gospel side, there is an old lordship gallery with a wooden balustrade, from the 17C. The altarpiece of the main altar dates from the 17-18-19 C, it was built in 1638 , and includes a painting of the Transfiguration, the statues of Saint François de Sales and Saint Nicolas and an exhibition in gilded wood forming canopy above the tabernacle. The pulpit dates from 1670. The altarpiece (17C) of the Montagne Chapel includes a painting entitled “Donation du Rosaire”, and dated from the 17C. The statue of the Virgin at the altar of the Rosary is from the 15C.

The parish of Visseiche formerly depended on the châtellenie du Désert, which belonged to the barons of Châteaubriant, then to those of Vitré from 1542, and had the right of high justice. The chief town of the châtellenie du Désert was located at the manor of Rivière du Désert, in Visseiche, and extended over the territory of the parishes of Availles, Bais, Brielles, Chancé, Domalain, Gennes, Moulins, Moutiers, Le Pertre, Saint-Germain-du-Pinel, Vergéal and Visseiche, Jean III de Champagné were all three chamberlains of the Duke of Brittany, the last being also constable of Rennes in 1541 and his son Jacques de Champagné is represented on a stained glass window in the parish Church Saint-Pierre,

Other interesting monument to see with time is the Château de la Montagne, on the site of an old manor attested from the 13C and abandoned by the Hay des Nétumières family in 1784 in favor of the neighboring Château de Monbouan, the castle was built in 1884 ,and retains its interior decor.

The town of Visseiche on its heritage : https://www.visseiche.com/index.php/histoire-patrimoine/monuments/edifices-religieux

There you go folks, a beautiful monument for all to see The ride was wonderful in country roads the real life of France ! I bring you passing by the Church Saint Pierre ! It seems I need to be back here, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy the post 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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