Ste-Thumette (Plomeur)

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Ste-Thumette with Calvary

Ste-Thumette is a Roman Catholic church in Plomeur in the Finistère department in Brittany .

history

The church consecrated to the Breton Saint Thumette (Breton: Tunvezh ), according to legend one of the companions of Saint Ursula of Cologne , was built on the site of a previous church that had fallen into ruins in 1760. Parts of the previous building were incorporated into the new baroque church .

The new church is a three-aisled basilica on a cross-shaped floor plan. A polygonal choir with two side chapels adjoins the transept. The calvary in front of the church portal was built in 1861.

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Individual evidence

  1. Ste-Thumette
  2. Paroisse en Pays Bigouden

Coordinates: 47 ° 50 '27.6 "  N , 4 ° 17' 2.3"  W.