The Church Saint Pierre aux Liens of Piriac sur Mer !!

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Moving along my road warrior trip in the deep country, and taken this nice monument away on a post of its own which it deserves, me think, The town of Piriac-sur-Mer in the Loire Atlantique dept 44 of the region of Pays de la Loire...Old Bretagne ! The town is only 11 km from Guérande, 25 km from Saint-Nazaire, and 97 km from my house. Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the Church Saint Pierre aux Liens of Piriac sur Mer !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Church Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens was built from 1766 to 1787, It was build on the foundation of 4 other churches, The first dates from 570, the second from the 11C and the third from 1350 with its crypt still exists today. The contemporary church was built with the stones of the 13C Chapel Saint-Jean of the château de Kerjean with the cross of the old cemetery was embedded in one of its walls. It has a form in pine in the shape of a reversed boat hull. This church has a single nave and cruciform with 2 side chapels and an oven choir. Its square porch has an imperial dome,and its bell tower serves as guide to navigators.

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At the vault, a suspended model like ex-voto, in memory of the sailors who died at sea. The altarpiece dates from the 17C. Christ on the Cross, in painted wood, dates from the 16C. The carved granite font dates from the 17C. The altarpiece is from the 18C with a large sculpted wood Christ and brick and polychrome . The marble baptistery dates from the 19C, We have the name of two chapels of this church, the Chapel Saint Jean serving as enfeu to the lords and the Chapel of the Rosary.

Over the centuries Piriac sur Mer was a strategic high place both by its situation not far from the mouth of the Vilaine river, and by the presence near its coast of the Île Dumet. The latter was indeed occupied by the English in the 18C, before this small port of Loire-Atlantique started its cod fishing on the benches of Newfoundland in the 19C. Referring to its past, the Church Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens presents a schooner three dry sail, white and black color, responding to the sweet name of “Etoile de la Mer”, or star of the sea ,a work made in 1869. A stained glass window honors sea pleasure, in a sailboat being drawn to the sea.

The local La Baule-Guérande on Piriac sur Mer : https://en.labaule-guerande.com/piriac-sur-mer.html

The town of Piriac sur Mer on its history : https://www.piriac-sur-mer.fr/piriac-dhier-a-aujourdhui/

There you go folks, another dandy indeed as said good for the day and other than the beach nice monuments to see. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Pierre aux Liens of Piriac sur Mer 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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