The Sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Saint-Méen le Grand !!!

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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 Saint-Méen-le-Grand. The town is  located in the department 35 of Ille-et-Vilaine in my lovely Bretagne region, The town is located 43 km from Rennes on the Rennes-Saint-Brieuc axis , 66 km from Saint Brieuc, 62 km from Saint-Malo and 20 km from the Paimpont forest, and 95 km from my house. I walked around town just to see and learn in my road warrior mode ! Therefore, let me tell you about the Sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Saint-Méen le Grand !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Saint Meen le Grand Sisters Congregation Immaculate Conception front 57 rue louison bobet feb24

The town of Saint-Méen-le-Grand its term grand or great comes from the fact that Saint Méen (Meven) founded his city there. It is next to the N164 road , Châteaulin -Rennes axis ,From Vannes to Saint-Méen-le-Grand: expressway N 166 towards Ploërmel, exit Ploërmel / Mauron D 766 / D 166 or about 79 km. The Rennes TGV station is less than 40 minutes away as well as the Rennes Saint-Jacques airport.

Saint Meen le Grand Sisters Congregation Immaculate Conception side right 57 rue louison bobet feb24

The mother house of the Sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Saint-Méen are a teaching and hospitable female religious congregation under diocesan law. On October 2, 1831, a school was opened for the education of girls from the middle and upper classes, then lacking an establishment to receive them. In 1849, the congregation became that of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. In 1851, their house was enlarged by adding two wings, one of which is the community chapel; this was completed in 1861. Finally, yet another large residential building was built, made necessary by the increase in the number of sisters in the congregation, which was authorized on November 8, 1852 and then received approval in August 1855. At the end of the 19C, they had forty-four establishments in the diocese of Rennes, around twenty in that of Quimper and in the dioceses of Saint-Brieuc, Vannes and Laval. In 1871 they bought the abbey of Saint-Jacut to found a girls’ school. Following the anti-congregationist laws of 1901, the sisters had to go into exile in England, Belgium and the Netherlands. The sisters devote themselves to teaching young people and caring for the sick. They are present in France: Brittany region, Mayenne, Val-d’Oise, Indre. England: Jersey. And Africa: Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Saint Meen le Grand Sisters Congregation Immaculate Conception front entr 57 rue louison bobet feb24

Saint Meen le Grand Sisters Congregation Immaculate Conception side left 57 rue louison bobet feb24

The official Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Saint Méen le Grand: https://www.soeurs-stmeen35.fr/

The Ille et Vilaine dept 35 tourist office on Saint Méen le Grand : https://www.ille-et-vilaine-tourisme.bzh/offres/office-de-tourisme-du-pays-de-st-meen-montauban-saint-meen-le-grand-fr-2728799/

The town of Saint Méen le Grand on its heritage : https://www.stmeen.fr/transitions/patrimoine-bati/

There you go folks, another nice monument for all to see, and enjoy, The ride was wonderful in country roads the real life of France ! I bring you the Sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Saint-Méen le Grand !!! 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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