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The chapel of Saint-Jagut, located at Plestin-les-Grèves in the Côtes-d'Armor, came into being in the 11th century when Hingethen, abbot of Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, raised an ancient cultural building confirmed in 1163 by Pope Alexander III as a property of the Abbey. The decadence of the monastery in the 15th century allowed William of Lésormel, the local lord, to integrate the chapel into his heritage. The building, then in ruins, was rebuilt between 1487 and 1496 under the direction of Stephen Beaumanoir, architect at Morlaix, and consecrated in 1498. Its style combines schist and granite, with a broken western arch portal and a characteristic bell tower.

At the end of the 16th and early 17th centuries, the chapel was enriched with high artistic quality murals, illustrating the Passion of Christ, allegories of the seven capital sins, and a representation of Pope Gregory. These frescoes, now restored, adorn the northern walls on two levels and the vanities on three levels. A character calvary, destroyed in 1793, once completed the enclosures, of which only two-sided statues and the base remain. The chapel, dedicated to Notre-Dame de Pitié and Saint-Jacut, forms an inseparable ensemble with the house of the adjoining chaplain, partially registered and classified as Historic Monuments in 1998 and 2000.

The architecture of the chapel reveals late influences of the flamboyant gothic, visible in the south gate in basket cove surmounted by an archvolt decorated with angels holding ecus. The western granite-cut stone massif peaks at 13 metres with a bell tower of 5 metres. The reshuffles of the 17th century, particularly at the level of the bays, reflect a stylistic evolution. The site, located at the so-called Lezormel, also preserves the traces of its seigneurial history, linked to the family of Lésormel, and its religious function, between local worship and abbatial heritage. The legal protections now cover the entire chapel, its enclosure, the remains of the calvary, and the facades of the house of the chaplain.

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