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The chapel Saint-Philibert and Saint-Roch, located in Moëlan-sur-Mer in the Finistère, is a religious building built during the first half of the 16th century. It is part of a set classified as historical monuments since 1943, including the chapel itself, its cemetery, a granite calvary with a Pietà, and a fountain feeding a wash. The architecture of the chapel is distinguished by a nave to low side, a transept extended by a bedside, and a bell tower above the porch, designed to accommodate bells of various sizes. Inside, wooden vaults coated with plaster rest on third-point arches, while 15th-century stained glass windows, such as those representing the Nativity and Adoration of the Magi, remain in the bedside.

The chapel houses rich statuary furniture, including works of polychrome wood from the 16th and 17th centuries: a Our Lady of Good News, a God the Father from a Trinity, a Pietà, a Saint Christophe, as well as statues of Saint Roch and Saint Philibert from the 17th century. A concession of indulgences was granted in 1516, and restoration was attested in 1599 by an inscription mentioning Henry Corn, a manufacturer of Saint-Roch. A second restoration campaign took place in 1975. The site, owned by the commune, illustrates the importance of Breton parish groups, mixing religious, commemorative (calvary) and practical (fontaine and wash).

The calvary, typical of Breton art, rests on a granite base and represents the three traditional crosses accompanied by a Pietà. The fountain, with a niche in the middle of the hanger, recalls the role of sacred sources in local devotions. These elements, combined with the ancient cemetery, underline the community and spiritual dimension of the place, marked by centuries of religious practices and pilgrimages. The ensemble, protected in 1943, bears witness to the richness of the Finnish religious heritage and its anchor in the Breton landscape.

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