The Church Saint Gervais et Saint Protais of Saint Avé ,part II !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France

My road warrior trips in my beautiful Morbihan continues and new older pictures found which must have in my blog. This is nice quant Saint Avé in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne of my belle France. This was the town I passed to work every day for 9 + years, so know it very well even if as lately do not passed as often, the town is only 29 km from my house, Therefore, let me tell you about the Church Saint Gervais and Saint Protais of Saint Avé , part II !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.

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The Church Saint Gervais and Saint Protais is dedicated to the Italian twin brothers, Saint Gervais and Saint Protais from Milan who were martyred in the 2C. The old church was reportedly built in the 15C. between 1426 and 1481 and other churches would have preceded it on the same site. Apart from some ancient elements including the left transept dating from the 15C, the church destroyed in the early 19C was rebuilt from 1830 to 1834. The current  Church, in its almost all, dates from that time. The nave is redone in the fashionable Neo-Gothic style of the times.

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In the nave, the door in the basket, which overlooks the old baptistery, is adorned with elegant moldings, probably surviving from the old Church. All the other bays are modern. Work was carried out in 1975, due to the poor condition of the vault and to adapt the choir to the new liturgical norms of Vatican Council II. In 2000, work in the city center redesigned the square, the Church’s surroundings and the public lighting, and the bell tower, including its stone Spire, was sealed in 2001. The altarpiece was also completely renovated and the clock refurbished. Next to the church, a Gallic stele or lech is surmounted by a granite cross like near the Chapelle ND du Loc. This stele, linked to funeral rites, has been Christianized. In the space of the old cemetery, stands a very worked granite Calvary: the base, the shaft and the panel are decorated with sculptures of saints. On the banner-shaped panel, a Virgin and Child is surrounded of angels.

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The city of St Avé on its heritage donc the church:  https://www.saint-ave.bzh/les-incontournables/

The parish of St Avé on the Church St Gervais St Protais:  https://www.paroissesaintave.fr/eglise-saint-ave/

There you go folks, another dandy road warrior ride into my beautiful Morbihan. The town of Saint Avé will be memorable, missed now in my retirement. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Gervais and Saint Protais of Saint Avé, part II !!!  as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

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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