The Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours of Trefléan ,part II !!

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I am staying in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely region of Bretagne, and in my belle France. I am revising old posts, to my surprise, several pictures not included in my blog yet ! Treffléan is a nice small town not far from me and in my road warrior rides passed by it many times, Therefore, let me tell you about the Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours of Treffléan ,part II !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Treffléan chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours front Cran aug22

The Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel ,aka Notre-Dame-de-Cran Chapel or Templar Chapel, It is in the hamlet of Cran off D104. They are the Knights of the Temple and the Hospital which in 1182 would have built the Notre-Dame de Bon Secours Chapel. In the 16C the chapel was rebuilt on its Roman foundations. The mansion erected at the end of the 17C, behind the chapel, replaces an older one, the Commandery of the Templars or a fortified farm. The fountain dating from 1740 rises in a vast paved enclosure, surrounded by a low granite wall.

It is told that already in the 13C new elements were present as the transept or the northern staircase. But it was in the 14C that the place knew its peak thanks to many pilgrimages. It was following a quarrel between the rector and the bishop about the income generated by the pilgrimages that in 1319 Pope John XXII granted 100 days of indulgences to those who would go to the Virgin of Cran for celebrations , At the end of the 14C ,and at the beginning of the 15C , the chapel will be enlarged and altered more Gothic. We will see the appearance of the square tower and the southern transept. Then come the enhancement of the walls and the sculptures on the frames and sandstones. As well as the interior paintings that are renowned today of the chapel.

The interior of the Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours has a series of high value elements, including frescoes, sand pits, statues and a wooden altar. The southern and west walls of the chapel are covered by a fresco dated 1594 representing the crucifixion and several saints. The painted decor originally covered the entire walls of the nave. Sandstones are horizontal beams placed along the load -bearing walls. In the chapel , these wooden beams are carved and dated from 1524 to 1556. We can notably see a fox blowing in a bagpipe. The chapel has several polychrome wooden statues, representing the Trinity (16C), Christ (16C) ,and a Virgin and Child (15C) as well as a carved wooden altar, signed and dated 1788, in the Baroque style, and includes a painted wooden tabernacle of the 17C. The baptismal font of the chapel is a former Lec’h dug.

Treffléan chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours frescoes back Cran aug22

A Pardon or forgiveness walk is organized in the chapel each year on the first Sunday following August 15. Concerts are also organized during the summer.

The town of Treffléan on the chapel call Cran: https://www.trefflean.com/cran/

 The Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on Treffléan : https://www.golfedumorbihan.bzh/explorer-vannes/decouvrir-vannes/golfe-morbihan/landes-de-lanvaux/trefflean/

The deanery of Elven on the Treffléan chapel et al! https://doyenne-elven.com/patrimoine-trefflean/

There you go folks, another dandy in my beautiful Morbihan. New places visited and pleasant for half a day in Treffléan, an inland side of the Gulf of Morbihan. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Chapelle Notre Dame de Bon Secours of Treffléan, part II !! 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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