The Chapelle Saint Antoine et Saint Eloi of Plouharnel !!

Posted in Bretagne, France

I like to take you back to a nice beach town that has wonderful monuments, and glad to have found me pictures in my cd rom vault to share in my blog for you and me ,Another nice town of Plouharnel in my beautiful Morbihan and lovely Bretagne of my belle France, Therefore, he is my take on the Chapelle Saint Antoine et Saint Eloi of Plouharnel !! Hope you enjoy the post as I,

I pass by it almost every weekend , and did not recall had pictures of this chapel out in the country along the D781 road just south of me in the peninsula of Quiberon just before the town. This town is located at the bottom of Quiberon Bay, 25 km from my house.

The Chapelle Saint Anthony and Saint Eloi ,the fountain, calvary, and lec’h ,a type of stone hut together form a pleasing ensemble. The chapel was built in the 18C. The existence of a Roman temple or villa can be inferred, as debris was found in the wall to the west of the chapel, a wall that was unfortunately demolished. The calvary and the fountain date from the same period. As for the lec’h, it is older, but it was intentionally placed there, a common practice in Brittany. The statues on either side are of Saint Anthony and Saint Eligius (Eloi) , whose veneration is very popular in rural areas, and who are invoked to protect livestock and horses. The Pardon of Saint Anthony takes place on the fourth Sunday of September.

The Chapelle Saint Anthony and Saint Eloi has a nave ceiling shaped like an upturned boat hull; it is painted the blue of the Virgin, and the sea, and studded with stars. A slender wooden Christ hangs on his cross, his ribs protruding, his head round and his mouth bitter.

Saint Anthony, appears several times no fewer than fifty times! The most famous is Anthony the Great, father of all monks, a hermit in Upper Egypt in the 4C before establishing a community in Fayum. Saint Athanasius wrote his biography because he died at over 90 years old. He is depicted with a T-shaped cross and a pig, originally symbolizing the devil.

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

The city of Plouharnel on its heritage: https://www.mairieplouharnel.fr/en/rb/1058007/histoire-et-patrimoine-51

There you go folks, a nice town to visit with history all around you and a nice off the beaten path chapel. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Chapelle Saint Antoine et Saint Eloi of Plouharnel !! 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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