The Chapelle du Crucifix of Le Croisic !!!

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This time will tell you a bit more on  Le Croisic in the Loire Atlantique dept 44 of Pays de la Loire region, of my belle France, I have come here a couple of times (see other post), and it has been magical by the ocean and good times with the family. Le Croisic is located on a granite island which remained separate from that of Batz-sur-Mer (see post) and the mainland until the 9C, it is now part of the wild coast of the Guérande (see posts) peninsula, I found me new pictures in my cd rom vault that should be in my blog for you and me, Therefore, let me tell you a bit more on the Chapelle du Crucifix of Le Croisic !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The Chapelle du Crucifix or Chapel of the Crucifix is ​​located east of the center of Le Croisic, near the border with Batz-sur-Mer, close to the Guérande salt marshes and the Atlantic Ocean. It is built of granite in the Flamboyant Gothic style. The main door, on the facade, has a basket-handle arch with a molded splay and an archivolt with brackets, finials, and pinnacles framing a pointed window; an identical portal adorns the other facade. The chapel has a very distinctive polygonal apse. The Flamboyant Gothic style decor features prominent ogee gables, finials, and other motifs highly prized at the time (gargoyles, stringcourses). The stained-glass window depicting Our Lady displays the coats of arms of the Caruel and Green families. The statues, mounted on recent (2012) brackets, are made of different materials: plaster for the statues of Our Lady and the Sacred Heart, and terracotta for Saint Felix, an angel, the Infant Jesus of Prague, Saint Joseph, and Saint Vincent de Paul.

The Chapel of the Crucifix was built around 1540, commissioned by a wealthy local shipowner, Raoul Karahès, who decided to erect a sanctuary on the site where tradition places the baptism of the first inhabitants in the 6C by Saint Felix, Bishop of Nantes. Popes Clement VII in 1534 and Paul III in 1540 issued papal bulls granting indulgences to believers who visited and maintained the chapel. Confiscated during the French revolution, the chapel served as a powder magazine during the first half of the 19C. It was bought back in 1858 by Abbé Bigaré, parish priest of Le Croisic, who sold it in 1863 to Baron Paul Caruel de Saint-Martin, on the condition that it be restored to its original purpose and never converted into a dwelling. The new owner, and later his son-in-law, Count de Partz, restored the chapel. New stained-glass windows bearing the coats of arms of these families were installed at the end of the 19C. The roof structure was also rebuilt. The chapel returned to the parish’s ownership in 1912, thanks to the descendants of the de Partz family.

The official small villages of character of France on Le Croisic :  https://www.petitescitesdecaractere.com/cites/le-croisic/

The Le Croisic tourist office on its heritage :  https://www.tourisme-lecroisic.fr/en/lieux-incontournables/

There you go this is wonderful coastal towns and villages on the Atlantic ocean side ,and very close to me and yes part of the Breton traditions. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle du Crucifix of Le Croisic !!! 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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