The Cathédrale Saint Pierre de Rennes, part IV !!!

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I come to my nice Rennes. This time one of the nicest monument , and of course the City is in Îlle et Vilaine dept 35,of my lovely Bretagne, I have come back to this beautiful City after a long hiatus and it was wonderful, Bear with me as the next posts will be on this wonderful City. To end the tour,  I will detail the chapels and pulpit on this post ok, Let me tell you about the Cathédrale Saint Pierre de Rennes, part IV !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The current preaching chair or pulpit dates from 1886.

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre pulpit oct24

The side chapels offer a good panorama of religious painting in the 19c to say the least. Portraits and murals exalt the life of Christ, the Virgin and the saints of Brittany at a time when religious renewal will be won by ultramontanism. Such as the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Paul II , Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Cité ,and the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The baptism table of Christ deserves a supported look. Painted in 1846 by Joseph-Nicolas Jouy, bought by the State and sent to Rennes to furnish the cathedral to her reopening..Chapelle Saint-Yves ;done in the 17C or 18C. As well as others to follow.

Upon entering you have the Chapelle of the Virgin Mary  

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel Virgin oct24

The Chapelle Saint-Amand . Amand was bishop of Rennes at the end of the 5C and died around 505. Made in 1852, the shrine which contained his relics is in a novel style.

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel Saint Amand et corpe oct24

The Chapelle of Blessed-Marcel-Callo. The canvas, represents the “Christ of the Sacred Heart”. It was included in the second half of the 19C.

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel du Bienheureux Marcel Callo or sacre heart oct24

The Chapelle de La Bonne-Nouvelle.

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel de la Bonne Nouvelle oct24

The Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite inside a statue of Sainte Jeanne Jugan, Also, the painting of Sainte Marguerite, dating from the 17C. This painting is a copy of that of Raphael who is currently in the Department of paintings of the Louvre museum.

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel Sainte Marguerite oct24

The Chapelle Saint-Melaine

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel Saint Melaine oct24

.The Chapel altar dedicated to Sainte Anne, illustrating the deliverance of the apostle Peter of his prison by an angel  .

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel altar to Sainte Anne shows St Pierre oct24

The Chapelle Sainte-Anne with the cult of Bretons in Sainte Anne. The torch stretched in the peasant Yves Nicolazic evokes the visions of 1624. In front of him, in black: the libertine Pierre de Kériolet, who became a priest. Behind him, the sailor who offers an ex-voto.

Rennes Cat Saint Pierre chapel Sainte Anne oct24

 The official Cathédrale Sainte Pierre of Rennes:  https://cathedrale-rennes.fr/

The Rennes tourist office on the Cathedral:  https://www.tourisme-rennes.com/decouvrir-rennes/histoire/cathedrale-saint-pierre/

The Îlle et Vilaine dept 35 tourist office on the Cathedral:  https://www.ille-et-vilaine-tourisme.bzh/a-voir-a-faire/visites-et-patrimoine/la-cathedrale-saint-pierre-rennes-fr-2725595/

The Bretagne region tourist office on Rennes: https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/rennes-and-brittanys-historic-gateways/

There you go folks ,another jewel in my wonderful capital city of Rennes. The walks are worth it with plenty of lovely areas, Until we meet again, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Cathédrale Saint Pierre de Rennes, part IV !!! 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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