Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Église Saint-Gildas
Auray, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Eglise, y compris son retable (cad. AP 208) : classement par arrêté du 17 février 1995
- Protection dates
- 1995/02/17 : classé MH
- Type
- église
- Main period of construction
- 17e siècle
- Later work
- 2e quart 19e siècle
- Dates
- 1636, 1832
- Architect or builder
- Monsay Gilles (architecte), Martinet Olivier (architecte)
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Address
- place Gabriel-Deshayes
- Commune
- Auray
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.66728, -2.98614
- Mérimée reference
- PA00090993
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1773 map "7me. Carte Particuliere des Costes de Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
L'église paroissiale Saint-Gildas d'Auray a été construite en 1623 sur les plans de Gilles Monsay, architecte de Port-Louis. Elle porte la date de 1636 sur les trois pignons et a été consacrée en 1641. Le clocher, achevé en 1663, fut abattu et reconstruit en 1832. L'ensemble de l'édifice est homogène et sobre. Le retable du maître-autel a été édifié en 1657 par l'architecte lavallois Olivier Martinet.
English translation
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History
The parish church of Saint-Gildas of Auray was built in 1623 on the plans of Gilles Monsay, architect of Port-Louis. It bears the date of 1636 on the three gables and was consecrated in 1641. The bell tower, completed in 1663, was demolished and rebuilt in 1832. The entire building is homogeneous and sober. The retable of the high altar was erected in 1657 by the Laval architect Olivier Martinet.
Nearby in the register
- Petit théâtrethéâtreunder 1 mi
- Maison du 16e sièclemaisonunder 1 mi
- Maisonmaisonunder 1 mi
- Ancien manoir de Kerdrainmanoirunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.