The Church Saint Michel of Saint Brieuc !!

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In one of my forays into my north, we came to Saint Brieuc. This is a historical town with great architecture, worth the detour, me think, It is located in departément 22 of Côtes d’Armor of my lovely Bretagne and in my belle France . I like to do this post taken from other posts to give credit to this church that I feel deservingly. Therefore, here is my take on the Church Saint Michel of Saint Brieuc !!  Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Church Saint-Michel is a 19C neoclassical style church. The current church replaces a 13C chapel, founded by the lords of Boisboissel, which was rebuilt in 1470 and used until 1835. In 1839, it was destroyed as well as the cemetery. The construction of the new Saint-Michel Church took place between 1837 and 1841. The church was blessed on October 25, 1841 and was consecrated on July 25, 1875. A large part of the paintings are by Raphaël Donguy and the statues of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Michel are the work of Pierre-Marie-François Ogé , and the chair that of Yves Corlay.   The glass roofs are the work of Gérard Petit , master glassmaker from Strasbourg.

The anecdote here that I could find is that Ferdinand Foch, future Marshal of France and commander-in-chief of the allied troops in 1918, religiously married Julie Bienvenüe (born in Saint-Brieuc, niece of Fulgence Bienvenüe (as the metro in Montparnasse Paris) on November 5, 1883. The street leading to the church also bears the name of “rue du Maréchal Foch”. In his novel Le Sang noir, published in 1935, the Breton writer Louis Guilloux refers to the Saint-Michel Church. During the nazi occupation of WWII, Father Fleury hides a clandestine transmitter behind the organ. Father Fleury will be arrested and killed in 1944.

The city of Saint Brieuc on the Church Saint Michel: https://www.saint-brieuc.bzh/information/annuaire-des-equipements/eglise-saint-michel

The Bay of Saint Brieuc tourist office on Saint Brieuc: https://www.baiedesaintbrieuc.com/en/saint-brieuc-city/

There you go folks, now you have a comprehensive bunch of information to make your stay in Saint Brieuc worthwhile, it is worth a detour in the north of Bretagne. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Saint Michel of Saint Brieuc !! 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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