Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ossuaire
Le Saint, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Ossuaire (cad. AB 91) : inscription par arrêté du 13 janvier 1937
- Protection dates
- 1937/01/13 : inscrit MH
- Type
- ossuaire
- Main period of construction
- 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Lieu-dit
- le Bourg
- Commune
- Le Saint
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 48.08962, -3.56143
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091651
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ossuaire situé sur le côté sud de l'église sous le clocher. C'est un petit édicule en granit dont le toit est en prolongement de celui de l'église. Le charnier est éclairé par une grande baie horizontale constituée par quatre arcatures avec lobes.
English translation
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History
Ossuary located on the south side of the church under the bell tower. It is a small granite edicule whose roof is an extension of that of the church. The charnel house is lit by a large horizontal opening consisting of four lobed arcatures.
Nearby in the register
- Croix de Bouthirycroix monumentale2 mi
- Chapelle Neuve et sa fontainechapelle2 mi
- Manoir et calvaire de Minguionnetmanoir2 mi
- Allée couverte, dite Minguionnetallée couverte3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.