The Church Notre Dame de Bréhan, part II !!!

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Again, back in my road warrior mode in my beautiful Morbihan dept 56 of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France, The possibilities are endless and I am just starting, really ! I went today to a small town and the trip was awesome with me the boys and Rex, our dog, Cruising right along I came into the town of Bréhan a planned stop ,and saw a wonderful church good enough to included it in my blog, Therefore, here is my take on the Church Notre Dame of Bréhan, part II  !!! Hope you enjoy it as I. brehan-ch-notre-dame-side-left-nov22 The town of Bréhan is located in my beautiful Morbihan department 56 in my lovely Bretagne of my belle France. The town is 5 km from Rohan, 28 km from Ploërmel, and 51 km from Vannes, .It is about 51 km from my house,As an anecdote here in 1484, the first printing press in Brittany was installed when the town’s name was Bréhan-Loudéac, by the will of Jean Rohan-du-Gué-de-l’Isle. Two printers put it in place, Robin Foucquet and Jean Crès. Twelve books printed in Bréhan have reached us, The town is name simply Bréhan since 1977. The Church Notre-Dame was rebuilt on the ruins of the old church between 1880 and 1884, the parish church of Bréhan was inaugurated and consecrated on September 10, 1884. In neo-Gothic style, this large coated stone building is drawn on the plan of a Latin cross. It was completely demolished at the end of the 19C and replaced by a Gothic-style building consecrated on September 10, 1884. The preaching pulpit and the baptismal font grilles date from the 19C. brehan-ch-notre-dame-nave-to-altar-nov22 The Church Notre-Dame has as the old church, in the shape of a Latin cross, with a large tower to the north, was largely Romanesque. It had two chapels, one of which was called the “Chapel of the Holy Rosary”. The altar was dedicated to the Guardian Angel. On November 3 1769, the squire Yves Pierre de La Villeloays, lord of Beauval and Penhouët, and on November 13 1776, the squire Claude Gabriel de la Villeloais of Beauval, were buried in the church, near the balustrade. Inside, the chapel located in the north arm of the transept is dedicated to Saint Louis, while that located in the south arm of the transept is dedicated to Saint Anne. brehan-ch-notre-dame-chapel-virgin-nov22 The town of Bréhan and its heritage :https://www.brehan.fr/ornaments/patrimoine There you go folks, another dandy in my Morbihan, always amazing finds, I continue in my road warrior trips, the best way to see and know the country, any country, Again hope you enjoy the post on the Church Notre Dame of Bréhan, 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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