St-Nonna (Penmarch)

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St-Nonna, look at the choir
St-Nonna, the west tower

St-Nonna is the Roman Catholic parish church of Penmarch in Brittany . The church has been classified as a Monument historique since 1862 .

history

The church, consecrated to the local Breton saint Nonna, was built in 1508 in place of a previous building in the Flamboyant Gothic style . The three-aisled church is 50 meters long, a roof turret rises above the crossing, the choir is just closing. The tower is unfinished, its construction was stopped due to lack of money.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St-Nonna in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ penmarch.fr

Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 43.2 "  N , 4 ° 20 ′ 18.7"  W.