The Church Saint Jean Baptiste of St Jouan de l’Isle !!

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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-Jouan-de-l’Isle. This was not a plan visit but in my travels past by many nice towns like to have them in my blog, The town is  located in my beautiful department 22 Côtes d’Armor in my lovely Bretagne region, I walked around town just to see and learn in my road warrior mode ! Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Saint-Jouan-de-l’Isle !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The town of Saint-Jouan-de-l’Isle is a smallish place of about 477 inhabitants, It has 46 km from Rennes , 58 km from Saint Malo , 26 km from Dinan, 93 km from Vannes, and it is also,105 km from my house on the D 766, towards Caulnes (see posts).

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The Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste done over long periods from the 13C to the 17C. The church was rebuilt several times: a first time in 1626, then again in the 19C. In the shape of a Latin cross with exterior bell tower and choir confined to two chapels also opening onto the transept. In April 1894, reconstruction of the new church which was blessed on January 17, 1897. It contained a female recumbent from the 15C and a recumbent in the arms of the Moussaye 16C re -employed pool; Tumulare statue of a lady from the Moussaye house in the Chapelle des Fonts; And, at the bottom of the nave, stone with Gothic inscription “Honor a Moussaye”. The church houses a statue of Saint Armel (early 19C) which comes from the old chapel of Kergoët or Kergouët, which belonged to the family La Moussaye.

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The old church dated mainly from the 16C, the north chapel had been built in 1737 and was dedicated to Notre-Dame-de-la-Délivrance very revered by sailors. The current Church Saint John the Baptist was built in several campaigns: the bell tower-porch dates from around 1830 1840, while the rest of the church was raised between 1861 and 1866. It was blessed in 1873.

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The name of Saint-Jouan-de-l’Isle seems to come from Saint-John the Baptist and the old Saint-Jouan castle which would have existed near Saint-Jouan, in a small island formed by the Rance river. In the 13C, it belonged to the lordship of Montfort and the Manoir de Saint-Jouan was owned by Charles de Landugen. The parish of Saint-Jouan thus entered the direct field of the Marquis de Saint-Pern. Certain locals such as the Village of the Temple and the patronage of the Church of Saint-John the Baptist seem to testify to the presence formerly of the Templars and the Hospitallers of Saint-Jean de Jerusalem.

No mayor’s office webpage working, the basic info is from the Dinan community on Saint Jouan de l’Isle : https://www.dinan-agglomeration.fr/Dinan-Agglomeration/Territoire/Annuaire-des-communes/Saint-Jouan-de-l-Isle

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 Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste of Saint-Jouan-de-l’Isle !! 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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