The Church Saint Pierre et Saint Paul of Fouesnant !!!

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Let me tell you a bit about Fouesnant, in the Finistére dept 29 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France. As the coasts around here are all wonderful. There is so much to see in architecture and history, We made the best of the day and visited this new town in my world map. Therefore, let me tell you again about the Church Saint Pierre et Saint Paul of Fouesnant !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

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The parish of Fouesnant is cited in the cartulary of Quimperlé, dated 1084-1107 ,but for lack of written sources, it is difficult to date the construction of the Romanesque church. Many elements are added or altered thereafter, such as the southern porch, flamboyant style. The Church Saint Peter and Saint Paul is completely restored at the end of the 19C forgiveness was celebrated the following Sunday, the day of Saint Peter, June 29.  The church still has forty-eight novel capitals carved with great homogeneity with low relief, but it is likely that their number was greater. A new organ was inaugurated in 2000,

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Fouesnant ch Saint Pierre et Saint Paul organ choir sep24
The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul Church place del’église was built at the end of the 11C, revamped in the 18C following the collapse of its lantern tower, it is a perfect example of Romanesque architecture. Its nave of five spans is entirely paneled and the loose windows are pierced in the axis of the arcades. The columns are wearing capitals decorated with acanthus leaves, stars and characters. A sacristy outside the hull -shaped roof, made in the 18C, flanks the building in the south. On the Placît, in 1661, a calvary carries the statues of the Virgin and Saint John. The Iif tree located near the church, on the site of the old cemetery, is between 260 and 300 years old; Its trunk measures more than 2.80 meters in circumference to 1.30 meters from the ground.

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The town of Fouesnant on its heritage : https://ville-fouesnant.fr/vivre-fouesnant/culture-et-patrimoine/les-chapelles/

The Fouesnant tourist office on the Church: https://www.tourisme-fouesnant.fr/patrimoine-culturel/eglise-saint-pierre-et-saint-paul-fouesnant/

There you go folks, another visit to this wonderful summer playground desire by all plenty of European tourists there today as usual, It was another nice family trip with my boys and our dog Rex, really enjoyed this new town for us, and sure will be back again, eventually, Fouesnant. in Summer is tops from any point of view me think Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Pierre et Saint Paul of Fouesnant !!! 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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