The Church Saint Philibert of Plougoumelen !!!

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The town of Plougoumelen is located in my beautiful Morbihan and my lovely Bretagne region of my belle France. The town is about 19 km from my house, and one of these towns past by often and never stop by amazing !! Well I finally stop in town, Let me tell you on the Church Saint Philibert of Plougoumelen !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The RN 165 expressway or voie express crosses the northern part of the town, which is served by the Kénéah road interchange, which allows via the D 101E to connect the town of Plougoumelen, which is away from this major traffic route Another good portion of the town on its southern part connecting the town of Plougoumelen to Bono via the dike of the Kerlivio pond on the D101E. The road D 19, from Vannes to Sainte-Anne-d’Auray runs along the northern limit of the town, taken too. The train line from Paris to Quimper  (passing by Vannes and Auray my old stops) crosses the town in its northern part, but Plougoumelen does not have a train station, you have to go to the Auray or  Vannes station to take the train.

The Church Saint-Philibert is the current parish church dates from 1865; in the shape of a Latin cross, it is in neo-Gothic style, The church is in repairs and for worship folks go to nearby town of Le Bono. However, part of the heritage of Plougoumelen. You can see several houses on rue des Mimosas and rue des Chaumières, which are old restored farmhouses, have retained their thatched roofs.

The church is dedicated to Saint Philibert, abbot of Noirmoutier, whose imposing statue throne above the altar. The origin of the parish (Plou en Breton) dates back to the 6C where it was placed under the term of Saint Melaine, Bishop of Rennes from which the name of Plou-Melen became Plougoumelen. The double-cross is exceptional in its kind because it is monolith and sculpted. Commonly called, the cross of the bride and groom is a memorial that evokes an alliance. It is located in front of the church.

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A bit of history for a small town tell us that Mathurin Derian, rector of Plougoumelen since 1767, refused to take the oath of loyalty to the Civil Constitution of the clergy; dring the French revolution, he was a refractory priest, elderly, he escape to Spain, In May 1802 Chouan officers of the Auray legion then commanded by Vincent Hervé known as “La Joie”, from Plougoumelen; and Marc Le Guénégal, who lived in the manor of Kerdréan (now in Le Bono), was a member, they embarked clandestinely, some from Kerdrec’h, then in Plougoumelen (now in Le Bono), in the Auray estaury to the Channel Islands. In 1810 Abbot Joseph Le Leuch, former Chouan, defying the authority of the Bishop of Vannes and civil laws, transformed his cottage located in the hamlet of Cahire into the chapel of the Little Church, a schismatic Catholic movement refusing the Concordat.

The town of Plougoumelen on the church: https://www.plougoumelen.bzh/eglise-saint-philibert/

The local Gulf of Morbihan tourist office on Plougoumelen : https://www.golfedumorbihan.bzh/explorer-vannes/decouvrir-vannes/golfe-morbihan/autour-golfe/plougoumelen/

There you go folks, one of the highlights of living in beautiful Morbihan is the fact of the unlimited amount of towns and cities with great architecture and history as well as natural beauty. One of these is Plougoumelen which finally I arrived. Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Church Saint Philibert of Plougoumelen 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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