Foundation of the convent 1372 (≈ 1372)
By Conan and Yves de Quélen, Barons de Vieux Chastel
1474
Minor renovations
Minor renovations 1474 (≈ 1474)
Wall and window repaired church side
XVIIe siècle
Modification of the chapel
Modification of the chapel XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Advanced master altar, sacristy created
1930
Cloister removal
Cloister removal 1930 (≈ 1930)
Transported to the United States
1931
Registration of the portal
Registration of the portal 1931 (≈ 1931)
Additional Inventory of Historic Monuments
1988
Registration of remains
Registration of remains 1988 (≈ 1988)
Off portal already protected
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Door located in the property Le Dour (case AN 238): inscription by order of 9 October 1931; Remainings of the convent, excluding the already registered door (case AN 238): inscription by order of 29 August 1988
Key figures
Conan de Quélen - Lord and Founder
Co-founder of the convent in 1372
Yves de Quélen - Lord and Founder
Co-founder with Conan in 1372
Origin and history
The convent of the Augustinians of Carhaix-Plouguer, founded in 1372 by Conan and Yves de Quélen, Barons de Vieux Chastel, was the most important in the city. Its cloister, consisting of two galleries of 18 meters (one north of the chapel, the other east), opened onto a garden. This cloister was dismantled and transported to the United States in 1930, leaving only fragmentary remains.
The chapel, transformed into a dwelling, has retained some remarkable elements: its portal, inscribed on the Additional Inventory since 1931, and arcades. Several modifications were made over the centuries, such as in 1474 (repair of a wall and a window), or in the seventeenth century, where the high altar was advanced to create a sacristy, then removing the tomb of the Kerligonan. The remaining remains (excluding gate) were recorded in 1988.
Today, the traces of the convent are limited to the classified gate (the Dour property) and to scattered ruins, located near the Marat impasse. Their exact location remains approximate (estimated at 5/10), reflecting the urban transformations and heritage dispersions experienced by the site since the Middle Ages.
