St-Pierre (Argentré-du-Plessis)

St-Pierre Church in Argentré-du-Plessis (2014)

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The current Catholic chapel and former parish church of St-Pierre in Argentré-du-Plessis , a French parish in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Bretagne region , was built in the 11th century.

The semicircular apse , illuminated by three windows, has been preserved from the original building . The nave probably dates from the 15th / 16th centuries. Century. The chapel has been in ruins for years and can no longer be entered. The west facade with the entrance was in the 16./19. Century changed.

The curve of the triumphal arch , which leads into a narrow choir , consists of carefully hewn granite wedges .

literature

Louise-Marie Tillet: Itineraries through Brittany. Calvaires and Romanesque churches. Echter Verlag , Würzburg 1989, ISBN 3-429-01186-8 . P. 23.

Web links

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Description at the French Ministry of Culture (French)

48.058491 -1.148412Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '30.6 " N , 1 ° 8' 54.3" W.