Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Chapelle Saint-Guen
Vannes, Morbihan, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Le portail (cad. AS 263) : inscription par arrêté du 3 avril 1939
- Protection dates
- 1939/04/03 : inscrit MH
- Type
- chapelle
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle, 14e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété d'une association
- Lieu-dit
- Saint-Guen
- Commune
- Vannes
- Département
- Morbihan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.67052, -2.75594
- Mérimée reference
- PA00091774
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "Carte de l'Evesche de Nantes." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le portail se trouve dans un parc. Il est le dernier vestige d'une chapelle de prieuré qui paraît avoir été construite au 13e siècle, et est resté à sa place primitive. Ce prieuré avait été construit entre 1025 et 1040 par le duc Alain III, et relevait de l'abbaye de Saint-Gildas. Selon la tradition, Abélard, envoyé en punition à Saint-Gildas, y aurait séjourné. Le portail présente une porte ogivale dont le côté extérieur droit se relie au mur sud (supposé de la chapelle Saint-Guen). Le sol rehaussé atteint le banc extérieur. La pierre de clef est gravée en creux d'un écusson avec chevron et trois pièces buchées.
English translation
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History
The portal is located in a park. It is the last remaining vestige of a priory chapel which appears to have been built in the 13th century, and has remained in its original position. This priory had been built between 1025 and 1040 by Duke Alain III, and was subordinate to the Abbey of Saint-Gildas. According to tradition, Abelard, sent in punishment to Saint-Gildas, is said to have stayed there. The portal presents a pointed arch door whose exterior right side connects to the south wall (supposed to be that of the Chapel of Saint-Guen). The raised floor reaches the external bench. The key stone is engraved in intaglio with a shield bearing a chevron and three bucked pieces.
Nearby in the register
- Croix Fitzgerald, anciennement dans le cimetièrecroix de cimetièreunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Paternégliseunder 1 mi
- Collège Jules-Simoncollègeunder 1 mi
- Immeuble des anciens Etablissements Petit-Fersusineunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.