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Origin and history

The church of Saint Alban, located in the Morbihan department in Brittany, is a Catholic building dedicated to Alban de Verulamium, patron saint of the city. His history was marked by successive destructions: a first wooden church, burned by the Normans, was replaced in 1121 by a Romanesque building, itself destroyed by a fire in 1525. Only the Gothic choir of this reconstruction remains today, classified as historical monuments.

In the 16th century, a Gothic nave was erected in 1536, followed by a bell tower in 1642. The major renovations of the 19th century concerned the nave and transept, while the bell tower was completed in 1877. The church, consecrated in 1879, retains an apse and sacristy registered since 1925. Its interior contains sandstones carved of Renaissance motifs, including chimeras, angels and characters in costumes of the era, forming a typical gallery of French Renaissance art.

The protected elements, such as the abside and the sacristy, reflect the architectural evolution of the site, mixing medieval heritage and modern additions. The interior decorative richness, with its two floors of high relief sculptures, illustrates the artistic influence of the period. Today, the church remains a testament to the successive reconstructions and religious art of Breton between the Middle Ages and contemporary times.

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