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The chapel of Lannourec, located in Goulien in Finistère, is a religious building marked by an evolutionary architecture between the 15th and 16th centuries. Its original plan, rectangular with a north side separated by eight arches in third-point, was enriched in the 16th century by a north crusillon and the repair of the windows of the choir, panelling and bell tower. Batteries date back to the early 15th century. The site, sacred long before the Christian construction, already housed a lan (Breton hermitage) between the 5th and 7th centuries, and a stele of the Iron Age (c. 500 B.C.) attests to a pre-Christian occupation.

The chapel, placed under the double name of Saint Laurent and Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle, was built by the lords of Lezoualc The neighbouring calvary, although re-established, retains a triangular base of the 16th century, while a small cut menhir and two votive fountains (dedicated to Saint Fiacre and Notre-Dame) complete the whole. An inscription of 1634 on a foothill and a date of 1935 under a north window testify to restorations, including that financed by parishioners during the 1935 pardon.

Classified as a Historical Monument by order of 3 June 1932, the chapel includes in its protection the fountain, the calvary and a nearby menhir. His forgiveness, celebrated on the Monday of Pentecost, perpetuates a tradition linked to the diseases of languor, once treated by the waters of the fountain of Saint Fiacre. The site, at the crossroads of departmental roads, dominates a treed valley, offering both a historical and landscaped setting.

The parish archives reveal the involvement of the inhabitants in its preservation, as in 1935 when the president thanked the donors for the restoration. The task-marks and coats of arms of the Lezoualc Finally, the Breton song Var zouar Goulien evokes its bell tower rising "from the middle of the trees to the blue sky", highlighting its anchoring in the landscape and local memory.

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