The Church Saint Juvenal of Saint Gelven of Bon Repos sur Blavet !!

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I like to tell you about the new small town of Bon Repos sur Blavet, but not let them fool you the best here is in the old part, this is now a combination of at least 3 towns that I visited on my last road warrior tour of my region, These town are all in the Côtes-d’Armor Dept 22 of my lovely region of Bretagne, and in my belle France.  Just to show you the diversity and beauty all around me, Therefore, this is my take on the Church Saint Juvenal of Saint Gelven and Bon Repos sur Blavet !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

Bon Repos sur Blavet ch Saint Juvenal arriv Saint Gelven oct24

The former town of Saint-Gelven now included in the new town of Bon Repos sur Blavet. It is served by the N164bis, now the N 164 , as we came in for a visit, Originally, not intended to be here but since it was so close to the other spots we planned on going, why not the side trip, and it was nice,

The former town of Saint-Gelven was a dismemberment of the old primitive parish of Plussulien. Under the monarchy was a village of the parish of Laniscat. On June 24, 1184, Alain III, viscount of Rohan, and his wife Constance of Brittany founded the Cistercian abbey of Bon-Repos (see post). Between 1195 and 1516, all the Viscounts of Rohan were buried in the abbey choir. Saint-Gelven develops from this abbey. It was brought together in Laniscat in 1790. The town of Saint-Gelven was founded in two stages, by the laws of January 10, 1850 and June 28, 1851 to the detriment of Laniscat.

The Church Saint Juvenal, rebuilt, from 1901 to 1904 and blessed on November 20, 1904. It included a nave with low sides of six spans with outside bell tower and little accentuated choir; 15C style. The church houses the ancient statues of Saint Juvenal, Saint Maudez, and Saint Diboan. In modern stained glass windows, miracles of Saint Maudez. The statue of Saint Maudez (17-18C) comes from an old Saint-Maudez chapel, today disappeared, He was a religious of Irish origin, very popular in Lower Brittany, landed in the 6C in the Trégorroise region where he lives as a hermit.

Bon Repos sur Blavet ch Saint Juvenal belltower front Saint Gelven oct24

Other thing to see here are the Chapelle Notre-Dame des Champs (1893), blessed on July 2, 1893. Rectangular chapel among modern stained glass: Saint Maudez; The Cross Notre-Dame des Champs (18C). The Virgin and Saint John stand at the foot of the cross. The Château or Manor de Correc or Gorrec (16-17C), renovated in 1662 and 1677.

The town of Bon Repos sur Blavet on its heritage :https://www.bonrepossurblavet.bzh/patrimoine-religieux/

The Communities of Kreiz Breizh (centre de la Bretagne ) on Bon Repos sur Blavet : https://www.kreiz-breizh.fr/bon-repos-sur-blavet/

The Bretagne region tourist office on the dept 22 Côtes d’Armor: https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/departments/cotes-darmor/

There you go folks, another road warrior trip by yours truly, This is a huge and beautiful , so many things to see my lifetime would not be enough, I am glad stop by and will be back eventually, worth the detour, Again, hope you enjoy the Church Saint Juvenal of Saint Gelven and Bon Repos sur Blavet !! 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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