The Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Arzon !!!

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And here ,I am again telling you found me older pictures new to the blog that should be in it, This is a wonderful area of the Rhuys peninsula or Presqu’Île de Rhuys, and need to tell you more. I have come Arzon by land and sea,been about an hour from home by car. I like to tell you more of  the Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Arzon !!! Hope you enjoy it as I

Arzon  is in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 ,and in the lovely region of Bretagne of my belle France. Located at the end of the peninsula. it is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Morbihan, to the south by the Bay of Quiberon, western part of Mor Braz (Atlantic ocean), and to the east by the town of of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys (see post).

 Always nice to come into City center Arzon and visit the Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption . The parish church was completely remodeled in the 19C, but the site is, in fact, much older. Indeed, historically, the town of Locmaria (now the town center of Arzon) has developed around a priory, a small monastery dependent on the great abbey of Redon. The site consisted of a chapel, monks’ accommodation and a tithe barn. Only the latter survived, south of the current church. The Church Notre-Dame de l’Assomption was restored in 1815. In 1848-1849, the bell tower was built (consolidated in 1890) and the nave was lengthened. The blessing of the two bells took place on June 5, 1855. It has been restored several times: the sanctuary (in 1880), the vault (in 1920). A complete renovation of the interior of the church took place in 1951. In the Choir, there is an 1890 copy of the “Immaculate Conception of the Venerables”, a 1678 masterpiece by the famous Spanish Baroque painter, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo the original of which is on display at the Prado. Long exhibited in the Louvre, this copy would have joined Arzon during the works of 1951.

The Church Notre-Dame de l’Assomption was restored in 1815. In 1848-1849, the bell tower was built (consolidated in 1890) and the nave was lengthened. The blessing of the two bells took place on June 5, 1855. It has been restored several times: the sanctuary (in 1880), the vault (in 1920). A complete renovation of the interior of the church took place in 1951. Note that from the beginning of the parish, there was a church in Locmaria. The local ceremonial of the Abbaye de Rhuys mentions the chapel of Saint-Sauveur until around 1500. A stained glass window, reminds pilgrims of the vow that 42 sailors from Arzon made to Sainte Anne in 1673 , during the battle of Schooneveldt which opposed on June 7, 1673 the Anglo-French fleet to the Dutch ships.The parish church has a model of a three-masted bark, a warship with stern and bow sculptures, where you can see a sailor boarding sword in hand. The deck and the ports have many guns.

The Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption is the parish church of Arzon was completely remodeled in the 19C, but the site is, in fact, much older. Indeed, historically, the town of Locmaria (now the town center of Arzon) has developed around a priory, a small monastery dependent on the great abbey of Redon. The site consisted of a chapel, monks’ accommodation and a tithe barn. Only the latter survived, south of the current church. In 1673, 42 Arzon sailors were requisitioned from the Anglo-French fleet to fight the Dutch in the First Battle of Schooneveld on June 7. They made a wish to Sainte-Anne and all came back alive despite the defeat. A stained glass window pays tribute to this strong episode in local life as well as an annual pilgrimage to Sainte-Anne-d´Auray. . Property of the Abbey of Redon, its size was modest but its fame great! It took scholars to evangelize the tip of the peninsula and compete with the Abbey of Saint-Gildas. However, over time it deteriorated. during the French revolution it became unusable and the services had to take place in the village of Kerner. Rebuilt and largely enlarged in 1815, was added a monumental neo-Gothic bell tower whose bells will be baptized in 1855. A series of embellishments and restorations followed, the most notable of which are the sanctuary in 1880, the bell tower in 1890 and a vault in 1920. The entire interior was redone in 1951.

The parish of Arzon on the Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption: https://www.paroisse-arzon56.com/eglise-notre-dame-de-l-ascension

The Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on Arzon:  https://www.golfedumorbihan.bzh/explorer-vannes/decouvrir-vannes/golfe-morbihan/presquile-rhuys/arzon/

 There you go folks, a bit more on the wonders of the town of Arzon and its wonderful site, a pack for a small town, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Notre Dame de l’Assomption of Arzon !!! 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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