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Origin and history

The chapel Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, located at the place called Kerlenat in the municipality of Locmalo (Morbihan), dates from the 16th century. It is built of cut stone, with the exception of the west wall of the south arm, in stone. Its Latin cross plan, flat bedside and openwork bell are characteristic of this period. The nave, separated from the choir by a diaphragm arch, preserves a ground in beaten earth contrasting with the pavement of the transept. The chapel is founded by the seigneurs of Guémené, as indicated by the fleur de lys fillings of the southern and eastern bays.

The chapel was enlarged around 1540, with the addition of a sacristy to the southeast between the choir and the south arm, probably in the eighteenth century. The west wall and the south arm door were rebuilt in the late seventeenth century, while the bell tower seems to date back to the nineteenth century. A gable fountain, built in the 17th century and restored after 2000, completes the whole. Historied sandstones, dating from the first half of the 17th century, add an artistic dimension to the building.

Classified as a historic monument since 29 March 1974, the chapel belongs to the municipality of Locmalo. His south arm, illuminated by a broken arch window, suggests a seigneurial chapel status, although no coat of arms is visible. The north arm, soberer, is lit only by a small window that is mowed. The ensemble illustrates the Breton religious architecture of the Renaissance, combining cult and community functions.

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