The Church Notre Dame des Flots of Etel !

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The town of Etel was part of Erdeven until local citizens did a petition to have their own town and won in 1850. Not having a church they slowly built one in 1857 ; this the Church Notre Dame des Flots, I had mentioned briefly in previous posts and decided to grouped all into one, Therefore, here is my take on the Church Notre Dame des Flots of Etel, Hope you enjoy it as I.

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The Church Notre Dame des Flots occupies the square in the center of the village, formerly the hamlet of Kerévin. It has a quadrangular plan with a flat apse, with a sacristy leaning against the massif against the gable. The church without a transept has a central nave and side aisles. It has five bays delimited by simple wooden posts. Seen from the outside, the building appears very simple with arched windows and for only decoration a molded cornice in the roof.

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The former chapel became parish Church Notre Dame des Flots on September 2, 1849, In 1888 order is given by the City to build a large gallery at the bottom of the church. After WWII, the town again ordered to renovate the church and finally erect a bell tower there. The work was completed in 1958 with the creation on the bedside wall of a monumental fresque to the glory of the Virgin, protector of the maritime world, recognizing.

Inside of the Church Notre Dame des Flots we find two statues dedicated to the marine environment. The first represents a Madonna and Child Jesus holding a boat in her hand. The small sailing vessel bears the inscription “ND des Flots”. The second statue is dedicated to Sainte Anne; the Breton saint is holding a crown buoy. Etel also has a diorama named “The Loire” dating from the 1900s. This diorama is made up of three ships: a four-masted barque under sail from the Nantes company Bordes, a rowboat under sail and finally a steam tug. Formerly, the church had its ex-voto. Today, only postcards recall its existence, before the church was restored in 1957.

A bit more on the construction style tell us that the square-shaped bell tower is made of reinforced concrete with corner chains and a cornice in ashlar gray granite. Its spire is pyramidal. Inside, all of the 19C decor, with the exception of the gallery, the baptismal font and the stained glass windows, has disappeared. The granite paving is preserved, and walls of the church are completely covered with a white and luminous plaster. The liturgical platform and all the furniture, confessionals included, also date from the 1950s. Made of exotic wood and ironwork trellis, it constitutes a homogeneous whole in keeping with the simple volumes of the renovated church.

The Morbihan dept 56 tourist office on Etel:  https://morbihan.com/decouvrir/le-morbihan-et-ses-perles-bretonnes/destination-carnac-et-baie-de-quiberon/etel-et-son-port/

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist board on Etel: https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/etel

There you go folks, another dandy spot in my beautiful Morbihan. Etel is worth the detour and the ambiance on the port and views of the Ria are awesome! Not much info on this rather modern church by French standards but the area is nice at least, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Notre Dame des Flots 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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