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The chapel of Lochrist, located in Coray in Finistère, is a religious building built between the 16th century and the first quarter of the 17th century. It is distinguished by its Gothic architecture, marked by a simple nave, a transept, a rectangular choir and a bell tower open on the façade. The windows, adorned with flamboyant networks, bear witness to late Gothic art, while the north wall, reborn in the 18th century, reveals later modifications.

Originally, the chapel was accompanied by a contemporary ordeal, moved in 1936 at the entrance of the commune, on the road to Quimper (place F 306). The building, in ruins around 1932, was listed as historical monuments on 17 May 1933 for its remains and calvary. An inscription on the north wall, rebuilt in the eighteenth century, mentions J. Le Guillou, rector of the period, as sponsor of this work.

The chapel illustrates the central role of religious buildings in the Ancien Régime Brittany, where they served as places of worship, community gathering and geographical landmarks along the ancient ways, such as this chapel located near a Roman road. Its architecture also reflects the evolution of styles, between flamboyant Gothic and subsequent local adaptations.

Today, the chapel of Lochrist, owned by the municipality of Coray, retains a heritage value marked by its inscription in historical monuments. His ordeal, moved for practical reasons, remains a testimony of Breton religious art from the 16th and 17th centuries, while the ruins of the chapel recall its historical and cultural importance in the Finistère.

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