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Church of St Mark of Trégunc dans le Finistère

Finistère

Church of St Mark of Trégunc

    12-15 Place de la Mairie
    29910 Trégunc

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1865
Construction begins
30 avril 1867
Church Consecration
1960
Acquisition of the gardens of the rectory
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Joseph Bigot - Architect Author of symmetrical plans of the church.
Jean-Louis Le Naour - Artist Director of interior works.
Auguste Picart - Mayor of Trégunc Buying gardens for the town hall.
Recteur Canevet - Rector of the parish Responsible for destroying the sacristy.

Origin and history

The church Saint-Marc de Trégunc is a religious building located in the commune of Trégunc in the Finistère department of Brittany. Its construction, initiated in 1865, is part of an ambitious architectural project led by architect Joseph Bigot. The works, accelerated by an intervention of the vicars of the parish, culminate in a plan church in Latin cross, 60 meters long, with a nave of five spans and a bedside composed of two sacristies. The glass windows of the choir are realized by the Lobin workshops of Tours, while the art works are entrusted to Jean-Louis Le Naour. The building was consecrated on April 30, 1867, after only two years of construction.

The construction of the church is marked by local initiatives, such as a subscription by the inhabitants to finance a granite coating. After its completion, changes were made, including the transfer of the adjacent cemetery to the Pont-Aven road and the destruction of the octagonal sacristy by Rector Canevet. In 1960, Mayor Auguste Picart acquired the gardens of the presbytery to build the new town hall, illustrating the urban evolution around this central monument.

The church plan, perfectly symmetrical and inspired by the church of Saint-Yves de Ploudaniel, reflects a 19th century Breton religious architecture. Granite slabs covering the interior soil and the three-ship structure highlight its anchoring in the local heritage. The workshops and entrepreneurs involved, such as Martineau, Bonduel, or Lobin, bear witness to the artisanal and artistic know-how of the time, combining functionality and aesthetics in a place of worship still in operation today.

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