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Chapelle Saint-Cado

Belz, Morbihan, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle Saint-Cado (cad. AC 198) : inscription par arrêté du 12 mai 1925
Protection dates
1925/05/12 : inscrit MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Lieu-dit
Saint-Cado
Commune
Belz
Département
Morbihan
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
47.68651, -3.18446
Mérimée reference
PA00091024

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1773 map "7me. Carte Particuliere des Costes de Bretagne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Petite chapelle d'origine romane avec un choeur circulaire. Trois travées plein cintre, arcade sous pilastres ou colonnes. Un arc clôturant le choeur repose sur deux chapiteaux romans dont la sculpture est peu visible. Le côté sud présente un porche à tendance ogivale. Une tribune en bois contient dix panneaux en bois ajouré et sculptés du 15e siècle. A l'intérieur se trouve ce que la tradition nomme "le lit de Saint-Cado", sorte d'autel en pierres plates.

English translation

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Small chapel of Romanesque origin with a circular chevet. Three bays with round arch, arcade under pilasters or columns. An arch closing off the chevet rests on two Romanesque capitals whose sculpture is barely visible. The south side presents a porch with an ogival tendency. A wooden gallery contains ten wooden panels with openwork and sculptured decoration from the 15th century. Inside is found what tradition calls "the bed of Saint-Cado", a kind of altar in flat stones.

Nearby in the register

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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