Again, found me older pictures not in my blog and they should be, After all, as said, this blog is my life’s history , I in my home in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne of my belle France, I have written before so therefore , here is my new take on the Church Saint Martin of Ploeren !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The town of Ploeren sits on the edge of the RN 165 Nantes − Brest expressway, a few minutes from Vannes, surrounded by Plescop, Plougoumelen, Baden, Arradon and Vannes. It is a major crossroad of shopping area which we enjoy coming every week.
The one thing to see here is the Church of Saint-Martin from the 15C, enlarged in 1753 and 1776. The church was then modified by successive restorations: by the construction of the North transept in 1834, the South transept in 1838 and the sacristy in 1869. Its bell tower was restored in 1855, 1927 and 1957-1959. The paneling and the choir stalls date from 1831. The church houses the statues of Saint Martin, Saint Joseph and a Virgin of the Congregation (work of the great Le Brun, 1871). The sculpted Crucifix, located at the end of the choir, seems to date back to the 17C.
The Church of Saint-Martin is under the invocation of Saint Martin, bishop of Tours, whose feast arrives on November 11. It is a church, in the shape of a Latin cross, to which a semblance of a low side towards the north has recently been added. The side chapels are dedicated, one to the Rosary, the other to Saint John the Baptist. The doors are pointed; but the general plan is of the Renaissance, with additions made in 1753. The square tower, is surmounted by a slate spire. The northern chapel, known as the Garo, has two shields painted on glass in its window, namely a silver with two sand fess known as Le Garo; and party to the 1st in green, a fess in silver, and a chief in silver charged with a mallet gules. In the pavement , you see a tombstone, presenting a large cross, with a sword on one side, and on the other a dagger and a grislier.
The city of Ploeren was a former primitive parish which once enclosed the current territories of Arradon and Ile aux Moines, and is one of the cities of the first beltway of Vannes. It was long before the French revolution when the noble families of Vannes liked to own a farm that had a significant income. Even Nicolas Fouquet, (vaux le vicomte non fame) Superintendent of Finance of Louis XIV, was no exception to the rule. This was happening in 1656. It took the French revolution to divide the inhabitants into Chouans (Royal rebels) and Republicans (revolutionaries). Many of the locals engage with General Georges Cadoudal (Chouans). They risk having their belongings confiscated or even losing their lives. But what does it matter,the list was long of the farmers made prisoner here. During WWII, two military planes, one ally, the other enemy, crashed on the town: on August 12, 1941, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 killed its pilot; on May 29, 1943, a B-17, the Concho Clipper serial 42-29838 of the 8th US Army Air Force ,351th bombardment group, 509th bomb Squadron (RQ) collapsed causing 4 fatalities among the crew members.
The town of Ploeren on its heritage: https://www.ploeren.bzh/patrimoine/
The Parish of Arradon on the Church St Martin of Ploeren : http://www.paroisses-arradon.fr/autour-de-nos-paroisses/lieu/7/eglise-saint-martin-de-ploeren
The official Saint Martin de Tours on the Church St Martin of Ploeren : https://saint-martindetours.com/eglise-saint-martin-ploeren/
There you go folks, another jewel of a monument so near me ; full of history and pleasant city center enough for a rest stop. Again, hope you have enjoy the post on the Church Saint Martin of Ploeren !! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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