St-Guénolé (Penmarch)

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The ruins of St-Guénolé
The Gothic portal on the beach of Saint-Guénolé

St-Guénolé (now also: Tour carrée ) is the ruin of the former Roman Catholic parish church in the Saint-Guénolé district of Penmarch in Brittany . The ruin has been classified as a monument historique since 1916 .

history

The late Gothic church, dedicated to St. Guengalaenus , was completed in 1488. The mighty church tower still preserved today was apparently never completed.

The church was built as a parish of Beuzec when the village of Saint-Guénolé had gained greater importance through fishing. The nave of the church reached a length of 38 meters. It is believed that the church was badly damaged during the sack of Penmarch by Guy Éder de La Fontenelle. Because of the ruinous condition of the church, an episcopal order in 1722 prohibited the use of the building. In 1745 the church was finally given up.

After the church was closed, the southern porch with a beautiful portal was built into the Château de Kernuz in Pont-l'Abbé . A flamboyant Gothic portal was built near the beach of Saint-Guénolé, possibly from the church.

Web links

Commons : St-Guénolé (Penmarch)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St-Guénolé in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ Guengalaenus in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
  3. ↑ penmarch.fr
  4. ↑ Historique de la Tour Carrée

Coordinates: 47 ° 49 '2.9 "  N , 4 ° 22' 8.3"  W.