The Church Saint Martin et Saint Vincent of Château Thébaud !

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So when someone tells you that a town in France is name Thebaud’s castle or Château Thébaud ,you think a castle , or château right? Well not in this town, the castle is from times immemorials, what you have now is a nice quiet country town with wonderful wines and great quality of life.  We have been by here several times now,however, we have found a lot more in the town. I like to tell you a bit more on the Church Saint-Martin-et-Saint-Vincent of Château Thébaud ! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

It has a small modest church and we went in for the first time as we had to eat nearby! However, let me tell you first, a bit more on the town.  Château-Thébaud is located in the Loire-Atlantique department 44, in the Pays de la Loire region of my belle France. Historically, the town is part of Bretagne/Brittany, in the traditional country of Nantes vineyards and in the historic country of Nantes.

The Church Saint Martin et Saint Vincent was built from 1808 to1934 on the site of the old Saint-Vincent chapel. The first church of Château-Thébaud was in the enclosure of the current cemetery. The Saint-Martin church was sold nationally in 1790: the buyer transported the stones to build his house on the banks of the Maine river. There remains of the old building, a small ogival window in the south wall,and two three-lobed ogival arches.The new parish church is dedicated to the two saints, Vincent of Saragossa (aka Vicente de Huesca, or San Vicente Mártir) and Martin of Tours.

Its bell tower is made of wood and shaped like a spire, rare features in the region. It houses four bells, each bearing a name: Joan of Arc cast in 1922;Amable-Marie recast in 1957; Marguerite-Marie cast in 1922; and Saint Vincent cast in 1619. Near the baptismal font is the old clock that told the time to the local population from 1913 to 2013.

The town of Château Thebaud on the church : https://www.chateau-thebaud.fr/sport-culture/patrimoine/circuit-decouverte/leglise

There you go folks, another dandy town by the Loire and Nantaise wine country. This is the nice Nantaise countryside, real Muscadet country! We will be back, eventually. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church of Saint Martin et Saint Vincent of Château Thébaud ! 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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