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Église Saint-Guinal ou Saint-Gwenaël

Ergué-Gabéric, Finistère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Eglise, cimetière et ossuaire (cad. AD 121) : classement par arrêté du 23 octobre 1939
Protection dates
1939/10/23 : classé MH
Type
église, cimetière
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 17e siècle
Dates
1680
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place de l'Eglise
Commune
Ergué-Gabéric
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.99655, -4.02703
Mérimée reference
PA00089922

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église, construite majoritairement au 16e siècle, comprend une nef avec bas-côtés, un bras de transept nord et un choeur à chevet plat. La nef a été reconstruite, dans sa partie ouest, au 18e siècle. Au sud, l'entrée est protégée par un petit porche. L'intérieur est couvert par des voûtes lambrissées. Le portail sud et le pignon du chevet sont percés de baies en tiers point où les meneaux et réseaux de pierre dessinent des fleurs de lys. La grande baie de chevet à meneaux est ornée d'un vitrail représentant douze scènes de la Passion. L'ancien cimetière a conservé un ossuaire du 17e siècle, ouvert sur l'enclos par des arcatures.

English translation

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The church, built mainly in the 16th century, comprises a nave with aisles, a north transept arm and a choir with flat chevet. The nave was rebuilt, in its west part, in the 18th century. To the south, the entrance is protected by a small porch. The interior is covered by coffered vaults. The south portal and the gable of the chevet are pierced with pointed arch openings where the stone mullions and tracery draw fleurs de lys. The large chevet opening with mullions is adorned with a stained-glass window representing twelve scenes of the Passion. The old cemetery preserved an ossuary of the 17th century, open to the enclosure by arcatures.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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