La Trinité (Calan)

Parish Church of Trinité

Gallery on the south side

Gallery on the south side, capital

The Catholic parish church La Trinité in Calan , a municipality in the Morbihan department in the French region of Brittany , was opened in the 11th / 12th Century erected. The church dedicated to the Trinity is considered to be one of the oldest Romanesque churches in Brittany. In 1930 the church, in which the remains of Romanesque wall paintings are preserved, was added to the list of architectural monuments in France as Monument historique .

history

The nave and the transept probably date from the 11th century. The bell storey of the square crossing tower, into which narrow, loopholes-like openings are cut, is still from the Romanesque period. Extensive changes took place in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the choir was renewed in the 15th century . The year 1425 is carved into a wooden beam of the roof truss in the north nave. At the beginning of the 19th century, a new, slate-covered pointed helmet was placed on the crossing tower.

architecture

Exterior construction

On the south side of the nave there is a gallery supported by stone columns with simple capitals . The west portal, originally created in the 13th century, was changed in the 15th century and renewed in the 19th century. A small rose window opens over the portal .

inner space

The church is built on the plan of a Latin cross . The interior, including the choir, extends over nine bays . It consists of a main nave and two side aisles, which also continue in the choir, a transept and a recently closed choir. Arched arcades, which rest on columns and pillars, open from the main nave to the aisles. The high arcades under the crossing, which rest on mighty pillars with pillars, are dated to the 10th or 11th century. The arcades that lead from the side aisles to the choir room are decorated with coarse bulges . They are supported by set columns with Romanesque capitals with different geometric motifs.

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Murals

Remains of Romanesque wall paintings are preserved on the nave walls, which were rediscovered in 1996 during renovation work. The paintings are dated to the 11th or 12th century. The last supper , the devil and a battle scene can be seen on the depictions .

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devil
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Furnishing

Madonna and Child, Annunciation

Annunciation

A relief depicting the crucifixion group from the 16th century is embedded in the east wall of the choir. On the left under the cross stands Mary, the right figure, presumably the Apostle John, has not survived.
The granite relief depicting the Annunciation was created in the first half of the 16th century as part of an altarpiece .
The Madonna and Child above the Annunciation relief is dated to the second half of the 15th century. The granite figure was believed to have been smashed and buried in the cemetery after it was no longer in use. In 1980 it was rediscovered during renovation work. The original color with gilding is still partially preserved. The heads of Mary and the baby Jesus are missing, as is Mary's right hand.
The crucifix in the nave is dated to the 15th century.
The carved wood figure of John the Baptist comes from the 16th / 17th centuries. Century. John is dressed in a fur and is represented with a book in his hand.
The octagonal, monolithic holy water font made of granite , like the granite baptismal font, dates from the 16th century. The outside is decorated with a relief of a human face.