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The '''pointe Saint-Mathieu''' ('''Lok Mazé''' in Breton) is a [[headland]] located near [[Le Conquet]] in the territory of the commune of [[Plougonvelin]] in France, flanked by 20m high cliffs.
The '''Pointe Saint-Mathieu''' ([[French language|French]]) or '''St Matthew Point''' ({{lang-br|Lok Mazé}}) is a [[headland]] located the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Plougonvelin]] in [[Finistere Department]] in western [[Brittany (region)|Brittany]], [[France]]. Flanked by {{convert|20|m|sp=us}} high cliffs, it was the sight of major Anglo-French naval battles [[Battle of St Matthew (1293)|in 1293]] and [[Battle of St Matthew|in 1510]].


==Village==
==Village==
[[Image:PharepointeSaintMathieu.jpg|thumb|left|''The Pointe Saint Mathieu with its signal station, lighthouse and the abbey ruins]]
[[Image:PharepointeSaintMathieu.jpg|thumb|left|The Pointe Saint Mathieu with its ''[[sémaphore]]'', lighthouse, and the abbey ruins]]
In the present, there are only a few houses on the point, grouped around the abbey ruins, but in the past the settlement was not limited to the abbey and its dependents. Very soon a village became established along the coast due to the location's commercial possibilities, the presence of the monasteries and the possibilities for salvaging wrecks.
At present, there are only a few houses on the point, grouped around the abbey ruins. However, in the past, the settlement was not limited to the abbey and its dependents. Very soon a village was established along the coast for commercial potential and the possibilities for [[Marine salvage|salvaging wrecks]].


==Abbey==
==Abbey==
[[Image:PHA stm.jpg|thumb]]
[[Image:PHA stm.jpg|thumb]]
{{Main|Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre}}
{{Main|Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre}}
The abbey held many privileges - right to rushes, right to furnaces, rights to a twelfth of jet, right to markets, right to fairs ([[Henry IV of France]] instituted, in 1602, 5 annual fairs and a weekly market), right to measure wheat and wine, etc...
The abbey held many privileges - right to rushes, right to furnaces, rights to a twelfth of [[Jet (lignite)|jet]], right to markets, right to fairs ([[Henry IV of France]] had instituted, in 1602, 5 annual fairs and a weekly market), right to measure wheat and wine, etc...


In 1157 Hervé de Léon accorded it the right of flotsam and jetsam on wrecks in all his fiefdoms (in 1390 it was allowed to take 10% of the hull, cargo and rigging of wrecked ships). To this right were added the right of remains, confirmed in 1602 by royal letters patent. He accorded this right to the monks for "all those who perish in the sea, and on the coasts at Saint Mathieu, [[Plougonvelin]] and [[le Conquet]]".
In 1157 Hervé de Léon accorded the abbey the right of [[flotsam and jetsam]] on wrecks in all his fiefdoms; in 1390 the abbey received the right to take 10% of the hull, cargo and rigging of wrecked ships. To this right were added the right of remains, confirmed in 1602 by royal letters patent. He accorded this right to the monks for "all those who perish in the sea, and on the coasts at Saint Mathieu, [[Plougonvelin]] and [[le Conquet]]".


Today abandoned, the [[Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre]] held the skull of the apostle [[Matthew (apostle)|Matthew]], now lost in the ocean off the point. Its ruins served as a set for the summer TV saga ''[[Dolmen (TV miniseries)|Dolmen]]''.
Today abandoned, the [[Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre]], was said to have held the skull of the apostle [[Matthew (apostle)|Matthew]], now lost in the ocean off the point. Its ruins served as a set for the summer TV saga ''[[Dolmen (TV miniseries)|Dolmen]]''.


==Lighthouse==
==Lighthouse==
{{Main|Phare de Saint-Mathieu}}
{{Main|Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse}}
The point also has a 56m high [[lighthouse]], built in 1835.
The point also has a 56m high [[lighthouse]], built in 1835.
[[Image:Pointe Saint-Mathieu (1).jpg|thumb|left|The Pointe Saint Mathieu with its ''sémaphore'', lighthouse, and the abbey ruins]]


==Signal station==
==Signal station==
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==The cenotaph (Memorial to sailors who have died for France)==
==The cenotaph (Memorial to sailors who have died for France)==

[[Image:Stele cenotaphe saint mathieu plougonvelin.jpg|thumb|left]]
Commissioned by [[Émile Guépratte]] and [[Georges Leygues]] after the [[First World War]], it was built following the law of 26 July 1923. The stela (representing a sailor's wife) was designed by [[René Quillivic]] and inaugurated on 12 June 1927.
Commissioned by [[Émile Guépratte]] and [[Georges Leygues]] after the [[First World War]], it was built following the law of 26 July 1923. The stela (representing a sailor's wife) was designed by [[René Quillivic]] and inaugurated on 12 June 1927.


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{{Citation bloc|Rien de sinistre et formidable comme cette côte de Brest; c'est la limite extrême, la pointe, la proue de l'ancien monde. Là, les deux ennemis sont en face : la terre et la mer, l'homme et la nature. Il faut la voir quand elle s'émeut, la furieuse, quelles monstrueuses vagues elle entasse à la pointe Saint Mathieu, à cinquante, à soixante, à quatre-vingts pieds ; l'écume vole jusqu'à l'église ou les mères et les sœurs sont en prières. Et même dans les moments de trêve, quand l'océan se tait, qui a parcouru cette côte funèbre sans dire ou sentir en soi : ''Tristis usque ad mortem'' !|[[Jules Michelet]], ''[[Histoire de France]]'', 1861, Chamerot, Paris. (tome II, pages 10-11)}}
{{Citation bloc|Rien de sinistre et formidable comme cette côte de Brest; c'est la limite extrême, la pointe, la proue de l'ancien monde. Là, les deux ennemis sont en face : la terre et la mer, l'homme et la nature. Il faut la voir quand elle s'émeut, la furieuse, quelles monstrueuses vagues elle entasse à la pointe Saint Mathieu, à cinquante, à soixante, à quatre-vingts pieds ; l'écume vole jusqu'à l'église ou les mères et les sœurs sont en prières. Et même dans les moments de trêve, quand l'océan se tait, qui a parcouru cette côte funèbre sans dire ou sentir en soi : ''Tristis usque ad mortem'' !|[[Jules Michelet]], ''[[Histoire de France]]'', 1861, Chamerot, Paris. (tome II, pages 10-11)}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{fr icon}} [http://breton.coatmeal.free.fr/textes_stmathieu/saintmathieu_index.htm Personal page, with pages on Saint-Mathieu]
*{{in lang|fr}} [http://breton.coatmeal.free.fr/textes_stmathieu/saintmathieu_index.htm Personal page, with pages on Saint-Mathieu]
*{{fr icon}} [http://www.auxmarins.com/ Mémorial national des Marins morts pour la France de la Pointe Saint Mathieu]
*{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.auxmarins.com/ Mémorial national des Marins morts pour la France de la Pointe Saint Mathieu]


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The Pointe Saint-Mathieu (French) or St Matthew Point (Breton: Lok Mazé) is a headland located the commune of Plougonvelin in Finistere Department in western Brittany, France. Flanked by 20 meters (66 ft) high cliffs, it was the sight of major Anglo-French naval battles in 1293 and in 1510.

Village

The Pointe Saint Mathieu with its sémaphore, lighthouse, and the abbey ruins

At present, there are only a few houses on the point, grouped around the abbey ruins. However, in the past, the settlement was not limited to the abbey and its dependents. Very soon a village was established along the coast for commercial potential and the possibilities for salvaging wrecks.

Abbey

Main article: Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre

The abbey held many privileges - right to rushes, right to furnaces, rights to a twelfth of jet, right to markets, right to fairs (Henry IV of France had instituted, in 1602, 5 annual fairs and a weekly market), right to measure wheat and wine, etc...

In 1157 Hervé de Léon accorded the abbey the right of flotsam and jetsam on wrecks in all his fiefdoms; in 1390 the abbey received the right to take 10% of the hull, cargo and rigging of wrecked ships. To this right were added the right of remains, confirmed in 1602 by royal letters patent. He accorded this right to the monks for "all those who perish in the sea, and on the coasts at Saint Mathieu, Plougonvelin and le Conquet".

Today abandoned, the Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre, was said to have held the skull of the apostle Matthew, now lost in the ocean off the point. Its ruins served as a set for the summer TV saga Dolmen.

Lighthouse

Main article: Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse

The point also has a 56m high lighthouse, built in 1835.

The Pointe Saint Mathieu with its sémaphore, lighthouse, and the abbey ruins

Signal station

The first signal station near the point was built in 1806, but the present one was built nearer the point in 1906, to give a view of the chenal du Four as the entrance to Brest. Progressively expanded in the 20th century, its top is now 39m above sea level, with lodging for spotters.

The cenotaph (Memorial to sailors who have died for France)

Commissioned by Émile Guépratte and Georges Leygues after the First World War, it was built following the law of 26 July 1923. The stela (representing a sailor's wife) was designed by René Quillivic and inaugurated on 12 June 1927.

Since 2005, it has been open to the public and accompanied by a permanent exhibition of photos of disappeared sailors.

Quotations

External links

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