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The Saint Maudez Chapel, located in Lanvellec in the Côtes d'Armor, is a religious building built in the early 16th century. It is characterized by a rectangular plan with a single vessel, increased by a wing in return of square to the south. Its flamboyant Gothic architecture includes a nave with side chapel, a bell tower-pignon, and doors adorned with a braided arches, florets and pinnacles. The interior, covered with wooden vaults, houses two stone altars and a 16th century swimming pool decorated with similar motifs. The sculpted crossettes with external angles, including one representing a lion, add to his artistic interest.

Founded by the lords of Goazru, the chapel was donated in 1816 to the parish factory by the heirs Le Calvez, who had acquired it in 1795. Restored in 1866 (dated engraved on the side door), it once retained remarkable furniture: ancient statues (saint Maudez, Saint Rion, Saint Yves), a Pietà, and a crucifix. Its inscription as historic monuments in 1964 preserved this Breton heritage, located 350 meters north of the parish church of Saint-Brandan, on the road to Plouzelambre.

The building, built of granite of small and medium apparatus, has a flat bedside pierced by a rempling bay, while the south elevations are decorated with two other similar bays. The long-paned roof, with exposed gables, and carved crossettes reflect the local craftsmanship of the era. The chapel illustrates the role of the Breton lords in the foundation of religious buildings, as well as the transformations during and after the French Revolution, as evidenced by its changes of ownership.

According to the sources, historical furniture also included 16th century swimming pools and a wooden chalice, now missing or dispersed. The inscription to the historical monuments emphasized its architectural and historical importance, linked both to the local devotion (cult of Saint Maudez) and to the seigneurial history of the region. The chapel remains a representative example of the small Breton religious buildings of the Renaissance, marked by a mixture of late Gothic and local influences.

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