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Church of Our Lady of Graces of More than à Plusquellec en Côtes-d'Armor

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine religieux
Eglise gothique

Church of Our Lady of Graces of More than

    Rue de l'École
    22160 Plusquellec
Ownership of the municipality
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Église Notre-Dame de Grâces de Plusquellec
Crédit photo : Binche - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1551-1560
Construction of the south porch
1574
Construction of bedside
XVIe siècle
Initial construction
24 mars 1926
First entry MH
19 septembre 2018
Total church registration
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Ossuary and south porch of the church (Box AB 25): inscription by order of 24 March 1926 (repealed); The church of Notre-Dame-des-Grâces, all of which appear in the cadastre section AB parcel n°25: inscription by order of September 19, 2018.

Key figures

J. Jezequel - Manufacture (manager) Participated in the south porch in 1551.
J. Guezennec - Manufacture Involved in construction of the porch.
N. Lehir - Manufacture Contributed to the south porch.
P. Launay - Manufacture Associated with the completion of the porch.
P. Perenes - Manufacture Mentioned in completion of the porch.
G. Turumel - Manufacture Head of bedside in 1574.
Y. Perenes - Manufacture Participated in the construction of the bedside.

Origin and history

The church Notre-Dame-de-Grâces de Plusquellec, located in the Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany, is a 16th century Catholic religious building. It is distinguished by its southern porch decorated with a series of granite sculpted apostles, as well as an adjacent ossuary and calvary. These elements, typical of the Breton Renaissance religious architecture, testify to the artistic and spiritual importance of the place.

The church was the subject of two successive protections in respect of historical monuments: the calvary, ossuary and south porch were registered in 1926, while the entire building was registered in full in 2018. Inside, about 20 objects, including baptismal fonts, the pulpit to preach and bas-reliefs, are also protected. These elements reflect the rich heritage and central role of the church in local community life.

The construction of the church spanned several decades, as evidenced by the preserved inscriptions. The south porch, begun in 1551 by J. Jezequel, J. Guezennec and N. Lehir, was completed in 1559-1560 under the direction of P. Launay and P. Perenes. The bedside, however, dates from 1574, directed by G. Turumel and Y. Perenes. Later, the sacristy was added in 1713, and the western massif rebuilt until 1780, illustrating architectural changes and liturgical needs over the centuries.

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