The Church Saint Jean du Baly of Lannion, part II !!

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I am back in lovely Lannion north of me in department Côtes d’Armor 22 of my lovely Bretagne in my belle France. I have written before on Lannion of course, and just came back from another visit. This is my start of a wonderful trip, and bring back memories of my family’s visits over the years,The city is 95 km from Brest, 69 km from Saint Brieuc, 38 km from Morlaix, and 133 km from my house, I like to tell you again on the Church Saint Jean du Baly of Lannion, part II !! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The nice Church Saint Jean du Baly at 23 Avenue Ernest Renan corner place de l’église, started built in 1519 and finished in 1548. .  In the 15C it replaces the chapel in the castle dedicated to Notre Dame until 1625;then in 1760 we take away the Arrow tower. It has a wonderful Calvary done in 1867 outside back side. Many portraits and statues of different Saints, pulpits from the 17C, and stained glass from 1925 in art deco style done at Sacre Cœur in Paris. Very imposing building in a mount hilly area with looks at the place de l’Aiguillon and the river Léguer downway.

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It was before called Notre-Dame Church until about 1625. In 1839, it was placed under the word “Saint-Jean“, or St John which was added ‘ du Baly ‘, in reference to the Promenade du Baly, located at the site of the ancient city walls . In essence, literally would be the Church of Saint John of Bale. This Church replaced the chapel depending on the castle of Lannion and dedicated to Saint Eloi. It is from 1680-1690, increased laterally by Chapels.

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Inside the Church Saint Jean du Baly, you can find a hollow pillar with a screw staircase. In the past, this staircase allowed access to a rood now extinct. There will be marks on some stones of the hollow pillar; these marks were probably used to count the number of stones cut by each worker. The Church Saint Jean du Baly, also contains a pulpit to preach from the end of the XVII century, as well as a white marble altar and altarpieces from the XVIII century. In the parish enclosure, one will notice a beautiful Calvary which was directed by Yves Hernot for the Universal Exhibition of 1867. A slate sundial, dating from the 18C, adorns the south side. Outside there is a cross, carved in 1870 by Yves Hernot, an artist who made the grotto of Lourdes in the Vatican garden !

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The local Granite Rose Coast on the church: https://www.brittany-pinkgranitcoast.co.uk/offers/eglise-saint-jean-du-baly-et-son-calvaire-lannion-en-2714722/

The city of Lannion on its history : https://www.lannion.bzh/attractive/cadre-de-vie

There you go folks, blending architecture, and history all under one roof at Lannion. This is a wonderful monument that should be visited, and we did again, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Jean du Baly of Lannion, 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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