Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Chapelle Saint-Hervé
Gourin, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Chapelle Saint-Hervé (cad. B 561) : classement par arrêté du 26 décembre 1922
- Protection dates
- 1922/12/26 : classé MH
- Type
- chapelle
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Lieu-dit
- Saint-Hervé
- Commune
- Gourin
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.16301, -3.57452
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091206
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1750 map "Composite 3: Carte de France." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Petit édifice paraissant appartenir à la fin du 15e siècle. Plan en forme de T. Sur la façade principale, côté ouest, s'élève un petit clocher ajouré couronnant le pignon. La porte principale, située en-dessous, est flanquée de petits pinacles et surmontée d'une accolade à fleurons. Des crochets décorent tous les rampants des pignons et les contreforts de la façade principale comportent des niches. L'intérieur est entièrement voûté en bois avec sablières sculptées. La fenêtre principale du chevet s'orne d'une verrière du 16e siècle. C'est le type complet des petites chapelles bretonnes constsruites du 14e au 16e siècle en pleine campagne, en l'honneur d'un saint guérisseur et qui sont restées le lieu de pèlerinages annuels.
English translation
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History
Small building appearing to belong to the end of the 15th century. Plan in the form of a T. On the main facade, west side, rises a small perforated bell tower crowning the gable. The main door, situated below, is flanked by small pinnacles and topped with a ogival moulding with fleurons. Crochets decorate all the rampants of the gables and the buttresses of the main facade have niches. The interior is entirely vaulted in wood with sculptured wall-plates. The main window of the chevet is adorned with a 16th-century stained glass window. This is the complete type of small Breton chapels built from the 14th to 16th century in open country, in honour of a healing saint and which have remained the site of annual pilgrimages.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.