We are in summer, and we have boundless beauties in my belle France and especially in my lovely Bretagne ! I set out again to known and new territories in my road warrior mode of always that took me to neighboring departments in the north of Brittany, I came back again to the beautiful wonderful stunning corsair City of Saint Malo !!. My idea was to see old and new so I came back to the cathedral, I have many posts on the City in my blog, but this one is a repeat visit, Therefore, let me tell you about the Cathedral Saint Vincent of Saint Malo, part III !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The Cathedral Saint Vincent is dedicated to Saint Vincent of Zaragoza, it mixes the Romanesque and Gothic styles and has been the seat of the former bishopric of Saint-Malo since 1146. The latter was abolished by the Concordat of 1801 (agreement after the French revolution), and its territory divided between the dioceses of Rennes, Saint-Brieuc and Vannes.
The Cathedral Saint Vincent was built on the site of an old 7C church, raised in the 9C and dedicated to Saint-Vincent-de-Zaragoza. From this period remain: part of the cloister, the nave, the crossing of the transept and a span of each of the north and south arms. The choir, slightly off-center, was rebuilt around the middle of the 13C in the Norman Gothic style. The bell tower, started in the 12C, was raised in 1422. The south aisle also dates from the 15C. At the same time, the choir also expands with three new northern chapels. From 1583 to 1607, the north aisle, now called the Saint-Côme wing, was completely redone. In the 18C, the south chapel was built in 1718, and the bell tower was raised. The most important works of this century consisted in the reconstruction of the facade.
The layout of the Cathedral Saint Vincent is in the Latin Cross. The nave is made up of three naves. The naves retains interesting Romanesque capitals. In the ground, a mosaic commemorates the kneeling of Jacques Cartier before he left for Canada on May 16, 1535. The choir belongs to the ogive style in lance. It consists of four spans, three of which are in front of the altar and one in the back. The chapels dug into the wall that closes the apse of the altar are very original. In the chapel added to the north in the 16C, you can see the graves of Jacques Cartier buried in 1557 as well as that of the Corsair René Duguay-Trouin whose remains were brought back from Paris in 1973.
The baptismal font dates from the 18C as well as three white marble statues. The large organs built in 1977 and inaugurated in 1980. This organ replaces the one built in 1893 in Romanesque style which was destroyed in 1944. The Pulpit is from the 18C. It was put back in its place in the nave. The Sanctuary’s furnishings include a high altar, a pulpit seat and a bronze baptistery. All very nice indeed.
For the anecdote sort of, this bit extra. The burial of the discoverer of Canada, Jacques Cartier (Saint-Malo, 1491-Saint-Malo, 1557) was found there in 1949, and the remains of René Duguay-Trouin (Saint-Malo, 1673-Paris, 1736) were reported in 1973.
The official Cathedral Saint Vincent : https://www.cathedralesaintmalo.fr/
The Saint Malo tourist office on the Cathedral: https://www.saint-malo-tourisme.co.uk/offers/cathedrale-saint-vincent-saint-malo-en-3646259/
The official parish of Saint Malo on the Cathedral : https://www.paroisses-saintmalo.fr/cathedrale/
There you go folks, all new for you and me in my blog, This is awesome and glad back again as is one of my favorite spots in the city , This is a place to stop by and know how all started in the corsair city ,A wonderful spot to see indeed, me think, Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Cathedral Saint Vincent of Saint Malo, part III as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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