Ossuary (Ploudiry)

Ossuary in Ploudiry

The ossuary in Ploudiry , a French commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region , was built in 1635, rebuilt in 1713 and finally moved to another location in the cemetery in 1731. In 1916, the ossuary next to the church of St-Pierre was included in the list of architectural monuments in France as part of the enclosed parish as Monument historique .

The building made of local granite has an ornate portal on the south side and five coupled arched windows to the left of the entrance . There are five reliefs above the windows depicting the angel of death with a lance and four people.

The gable roof is covered with slate , on a gable tip and on the gable corners rectangular roof turrets are attached.

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  Reliefs with people

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  Ankou , the angel of death with a lance

literature

• Louise-Marie Tillet: Itineraries through Brittany. Calvaires and Romanesque churches. Echter, Würzburg 1989, ISBN 3-429-01186-8 , pp. 172-173.
• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , p. 997.

Web links

Commons : Ossuary (Ploudiry)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Enclos paroissial de Ploudiry in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 27 '10.6 "  N , 4 ° 8' 31.7"  W.