Guimiliau ossuary (Ste-Anne)

Ossuary in Guimiliau

The ossuary in Guimiliau , a French commune in the Finistère department in the region Brittany , was built 1648th In 1906, the ossuary next to the Church of St-Miliau 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 , which is framed by two columns and crowned by a round gable. The inscription " MEMENTO MORI " (Latin. Be aware of mortality ) is carved over the portal .

There are two coupled arched windows to the right and left of the entrance. After the ossuary was converted into the Ste-Anne chapel , a pulpit was built into the window to the right of the entrance .

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

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , p. 636.

Web links

Commons : Guimiliau ossuary (Ste-Anne)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église St-Miliau de Guimiliau in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ 18.9 "  N , 3 ° 59 ′ 51.5"  W.