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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
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In 1888, the Chapel of St Guénaël was in ruins. A farmer from the Parc farm then took the initiative to sell one of his seven farms so that he could rebuild the chapel elsewhere. Originally, the chapel was located on the edge of the Le Pratello estate. As Saint Guénaël removed the cataclysms. The exterior can said to have a pinnacle rising at the top of the west gable. It consists of three parts: a square stump, a chamber of bells delimited by two cornices and a short conical arrow. Inside, it can be said that the chapel is made up of six spans. The windows represent different saints: Saint Guénaël is represented on the north side and on the south side, Saint Guigner. In addition to the statues, including that of the saint celebrated here (and town main church see post), the chapel contains a rough stone altar.
The Chapelle de Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde , 17C. The name in Breton language is Chapel Itron Varia Miserikord. The chapel was built by the lord of Grand Ville in 1600, then bought by the Le Gouvello family from Pierre de Kériolet, living in the nearby Kerlois castle (see post). This chapel would have been the place of prayer of Pierre de Kériolet, nicknamed the “devil of Kerlois”, who led a life of debauchery before converting and being ordained priest in 1637. The chapel, marked by its seigniorial origins, presents an architecture between two stylistic eras: flamboyant gothic and renaissance.
The exterior offers four buttresses to support the angles. On the south side, there is a wall bench and a drip tray decorated with four masks. There is also a sundial with the date 1600. The two doors of the chapel are in the Renaissance style. One is semi-circular and the second is a basket handle. The windows keep on the contrary a Gothic style with their broken arch and their wide rectilinear splayings. Near the imposing chestnut tree which adjoins the building is a cross. In the interior you will be able to discover the furniture of the chapel as well as sculpted sand pits, 14 heads and vine branches. There is also an inscription which shows that the chapel was wooded in 1603. The chapel houses an altarpiece dated from the 18C, where the statues of Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde (Our Lady of Mercy ) and Saint Isidore, saint of farmers are placed . A rood screen with tribune also adorns the chapel. It dates from 1623. Moved to the 18C, the twelve sculpted apostles are presented in this gallery. One of the chapel’s other attractions is the remains of the mural on the north wall.
My current town of Pluvigner is located between Pontivy and Auray to mention the bigger towns in the department of Morbihan , closer to Auray. It is about 27 km from the capital City of Vannes, The name of the town is of Breton origin ,and comes from the toponymic name Ploe, and from the anthroponym Guigner, referring to Saint Guigner, patron saint of the town. The name of the town in Breton is Pleuwigner. The historical anecdotes tell us that the Pluvigner treasury contained hidden coins at the end of the War of Succession of Brittany (de Blois vs Montfort) between 1360 and 1364; it contained in particular 259 Flemish currencies, which constituted 84% of the whole of this monetary treasury.
The town of Pluvigner on St Guénaël : https://www.pluvigner.fr/chapelle-saint-guenael/
The town of Pluvigner on Notre-Dame de Miséricorde : https://www.pluvigner.fr/chapelle-notre-dame-de-misericorde/
There you go folks, two chapels of my dear Pluvigner. There are so many, almost on every farm! These two are the closest to me and just took a nice ride into the farming area not far from my house. Again, hope you enjoy this off the beaten path post of the Chapels of Pluvigner as I
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!! 
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