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Origin and history

The church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Melgven, located in the Finistère, is a Roman Catholic granite building built in the 16th century. His apse, his stained glass windows (circa 1520) and part of the choir (1724-1727) date from that time. Until the middle of the 19th century, its bell tower, positioned at the cross of the transept, threatened to collapse because of its age.

In 1844, the diocesan architect Joseph Bigot undertook a major renovation: dismantling of the bell tower (repositioned on the western facade in 1852), reconstruction of the drip walls and the structure between 1851 and 1873. This work profoundly transforms the building, giving it its current structure into a Latin cross with a nave of eight spans and a false transept.

On the night of 15-16 October 1987, a storm destroyed the bell tower. Thanks to a popular mobilization and a national subscription (6 million francs raised), it was reconstructed identically and inaugurated on 21 December 1990. The church treasure, composed of silver liturgical objects (calices, burettes), bears witness to its rich historical and religious heritage.

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