The most beautiful religious buildings Finistère

For more than two centuries, the parishes of Guimiliau and Saint-Thégonnec competed with ingenuity and originality in their religious buildings. The spirit of the bell attisé the competition and now you can admire their beautiful pens. First of all, it is about the monumental calvary that was built in the late 7 th century after years of work. Like all wayside, it tells the life of Christ and consists of more than 200 characters: a record! Surmounted by 4 statues representing the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Pierre and Saint Yves, the statues of the 4 evangelists are also observed in its corners. With regard to the church, only the steeple dates from the th century, the rest was renovated in the flamboyant and Renaissance style of the following centuries. The sumptuous baptistery wooden baptistery is one of the most remarkable features of the monument. Finally, the location south of the chore is quite rare and its appearance in the form of a rotonde gives a singular appearance.

This building was rebuilt in 1870 and was renovated several times in 1968 and 2001. It is installed on a granitic chaos. There is a Calvary and a bungalow next to it. This guard post is also built on the rock mass but has an older date. Built in the 18th century, it served as a coastal surveillance post. In the summer, volunteers give information on the history of this place and concerts are organized.

In a classical way, the parish paddock of the Roche-Mauritius includes a calvary, a church and a ossuary. While calvary is characterized by simplicity, church and calvary are beautiful examples of the Renaissance style of the country. In the church, rebuilt in the th century on a previous building, you can only admire the jubé. With polychrome wood and made by a morlaisien sculptor, it is the centrepiece. Representing a variety of local characters, apostles and saints, with many original reasons, it is even considered one of the most beautiful of Brittany. The sand retrace moments of daily life as well as biblical scenes. Carried out by local artists, ossuary is also a fine example of the religious architecture of modern times. In the stone, carved characters such as the Ankou (the death knight) are depicted in the form of a skeleton with a false. Some inscriptions carved in Latin remind the human condition.

The churchyards are an architectural specificity of Lower Brittany. They are primarily found in rural communities. They are the testimony to the wealth of an era and the symbol of a strong religious piety. The construction of such buildings was made possible thanks to the financial support of the local population and by some wealthy merchants. Built between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by local craftsmen, they result from the flourishing trade of linen paintings. Several elements characterise them: the church, the ossuary, the triumphal arch, the agony and the sacristy with some additions. The whole building of Saint-Thégonnec was built in almost two centuries. Its monumental ordeal is one of the last to have been realised: it was completed in 1610. The baroque style dominates the interior of the church. One can admire its majestic pulpit carved in oak (1683). The peculiarity of the sacristy is being on double floor. The ossuary is also a remarkable building because you can almost compare it to a second church. Inside, life-size figures made of polychrome wood represent a setting in the tomb.

On each side of the Elorn, a church was built. This river was the natural boundary between the two former counties, Léon and Cornwall, who had their own diocese. The right bank of Leo, the church of Saint-Houardon, was completely moved to the th century. Closer to the river initially, she could no longer welcome all parishioners. Reconstruction and expansion work lasted 3 years, from 1848 to 1861. The porch has a finely worked porch and a walk with a turret with stairs. On the left Bank of Cornwall, St. Thomas Church was also rebuilt in the th century under the direction of architect Bigot. Inside, the sand are beautiful invoices and a variety of reasons are distinguished. Closer to the altar, an old wooden statue of the Virgin in an extended position is interesting because of its original representation.

This Romanesque church built with Logonna stones between 1167 and 1173 kept traces of the original construction of the 8th century. The magnificent Gothic porch built in 1560 was dismantled and transplanted in the late 19th century to the cemetery's entrance adjacent to the abbey. The interior of the church is reputed for its first-class acoustics allowed by the harmony of the vaults. This is the way that concerts regularly took place there, although the organ has disappeared after the church was abandonned to the Jesuites in 1692. In case of questions, you will need to speak to the presbytery, opposite the church.

Located on the Roman road Quimper-Vannes, the small chapel of the Moustoir de Kernével is worth a visit because it is the only chapel in Finistère dedicated to Saint Maurice, a Cistercian monk. A former Templar chapel, the Moustoir chapel, in the flamboyant Breton Renaissance style, has a central nave, a truncated choir and two asymmetrical aisles. It should be noted that it was built from XVᵉ to XVIᵉ century near the important Gallo-Roman road used for the Tro Breizh pilgrimage. It was classified as a Historic Monument in 1910 and since then, the committee for the preservation of the chapel has been doing its utmost to restore it.

Built in the 12th, 14th and 17th centuries, Notre-Dame Church is located just next to the pond. It is distinguished by the construction of its 14th century Breton bell tower, unhewn, topped by a slender spire. At the base of the tower, you can also see its magnificent 14th century porch. Inside the church, we discover a tomb (work of the Flemish school) located under the gilded altarpiece while above we admire a large painting of the Assumption of the Virgin by Nicolas Loir. The bell tower, apse and portal of the church have been listed since 1914, while the cemetery surrounding the church, with its enclosure wall and the calvary incorporated into it, have been listed since 1940.