Curiosities of Plumergat !!!

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So here I am again on my road warrior mode in the beautiful Morbihan. My dept 56 doing all kinds of trips all over. The views on the roads are wonderful and all is very close to home. So let me bring out Plumergat again with new pictures found in my cd rom vault for you and me. The town is 18 km from Vannes, 127 km from Rennes, and 11 km from my current home,  I like to tell you more on curiosities of Plumergat !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

Plumergat is one of the primitive parishes in my lovely Bretagne created around the 6C, during the immigration of Bretons from the Isles of Britain (present-day Great Britain) to Armorica (present-day Bretagne). Christianity has left its mark on the town which still has 11 churches and chapels. The population, fleeing the invasions of the Saxons, found in Armorica a sparsely populated land with Celtic and pagan beliefs. In Armorica, they transposed their structure. They formed themselves into neighborhoods and placed themselves under the protection of a saint honored in a chapel. Around the 9C, these small communities grouped together in parishes bearing the prefix Plu, Plo or Plou. All the towns which, like Plumergat, bear this prefix are the old parishes which were created at the time. Plumergat is a valuable witness to this historical organization. Christianity has strongly marked the town which still has 11 churches and chapels. It is also nicknamed “the town with three bell towers” in reference to the three religious buildings that stand side by side in City center around the place Joseph Corfmat, These are the Chapelle Saint Servais, Chapelle de la Trinité, and the Église Saint Thuriau.

The Chapelle Saint-Servais chapel (see post) is located at rue des Sabotiers, located immediately next to the Chapel of the Trinity,  and immediately to the Saint-Thuriau Church . The chapel was built in 1610 and dedicated to Servais de Tongres, protector of sailors. It owes its construction to the will of a peasant from the village who made several pilgrimages to the saint’s tomb in Maastricht. The chapel was built entirely in granite, according to a rectangular plan. A single nave occupies the interior space. A square steeple with spire, pilasters and pinnacles caps the western gable. A stone bench surrounds the exterior. The frame has crocodile-headed ties and a sandpit dating from 1610.

Dating from the 15C, the Chapelle de la Trinité or Trinity Chapel (see post) is a fine example of the flamboyant style. Its drip edges and sand pits abound with sculptures with various motifs: animals, sometimes in strange poses or playing bagpipes, fantastic characters and monsters. A rood screen used to separate the choir from the nave.

The Church Saint-Thuriau (see post) is dedicated to Saint Thuriau, Bishop of Dol-de-Bretagne in the 7C. The chapels side by side on each side of the rue Donias, in the axis of the choir, a picturesque ensemble that has earned Plumergat the nickname of the town of the three steeples. The church is located on a former druidic site. The church, built from the 11C, has undergone many readjustments to the present day.

The town of Plumergat on its heritage (pdf file): https://www.plumergat.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1-Historique_Plumergat.pdf

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on Plumergat : https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/plumergat

The local Bay of Quiberon tourist office on the Chapelle de la Trinité : https://www.baiedequiberon.co.uk/to-see-to-do/culture-and-heritage/chapels-and-churches/chapelle-de-la-trinite

The Religiana religious site on the Church Saint Thuriau : https://religiana.com/fr/church-saint-thuriau-plumergat

There you go folks, another roundabout of beauties in my neck of the woods. Always something to see in my beautiful Morbihan, just need more time!!! Again, hope you have enjoy the post on curiosities of Plumergat !!! 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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