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Origin and history

The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Anges, located in Landeda in Finistère, was founded in 1507 as a convent for the Cordeliers brothers. Occupied until 1583, the site then passed to the Recollets. In 1692, a fire seriously damaged the buildings, marking a turning point in its architectural history. After the Revolution, the abbey was sold as a national property in 1792, then transformed into an inn in 1830, gradually losing key elements such as dormitories, the chapel of the trepasses, and part of the cloister.

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, reconstructions altered the original structure: the west wing was rebuilt with a different volume, while after 1750 the library was rebuilt in the east wing. Despite these transformations, the spatial organization around the two square courtyards remains, with the rectangular church to the north and remains like four arcades in the middle of the old barn. The cemetery of monks, gardens and orchards have retained their original hold, testifying to past monastic life.

Today, the former convent has been fully protected since 2002 (buildings, courtyard floors, gardens, cemetery and fence walls). The elements disappeared in the 19th century (east wing, kitchen, refectory) contrast with preserved parts, such as the church narthex or arcades. The site illustrates the changes in a Breton religious heritage, marked by historical hazards and successive reallocations.

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