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Église Saint-Divy

Saint-Divy, Finistère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Eglise, ainsi que les murs de clôture et le calvaire de l'enclos paroissial (cad. AB) : inscription par arrêté du 23 novembre 1995
Protection dates
1995/11/23 : inscrit MH
Type
église
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 17e siècle, 18e siècle, 1er quart 19e siècle
Dates
1823
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
place de l'Eglise
Commune
Saint-Divy
Département
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
Country
France
Coordinates
48.45333, -4.33562
Mérimée reference
PA00135270

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David 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).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'église de Saint-Divy a été construite à partir de 1531, en deux campagnes de construction entre lesquelles il semble y avoir eu un changement de parti, ce qui explique les repentirs visibles dans la construction. L'aménagement intérieur a été entièrement repris dans le dernier quart du 17e siècle avec des lambris peints datés de 1676 et représentant la légende de saint Divy, et un mobilier formant un ensemble remarquablement cohérent, classé Monument Historique. Une sacristie a été accolée au 18e siècle sur le flanc sud du chevet, et le clocher frappé par la foudre a été reconstruit en 1823. Le calvaire d'entrée, autrefois situé à l'emplacement du monument aux morts, a pris sa place actuelle en 1919, au moment de l'agrandissement du cimetière ; quant au calvaire du cimetière, provenant d'un autre endroit de la commune, il n'a été placé là qu'en 1967. Ces deux calvaires datent du 16e siècle.

English translation

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The church of Saint-Divy was built from 1531, in two building campaigns between which there appears to have been a change of design, which explains the alterations visible in the construction. The interior fitting-out was entirely reworked in the last quarter of the 17th century with painted panelling dated 1676 and representing the legend of Saint Divy, and furnishings forming a remarkably coherent ensemble, classified as a Historic Monument. A sacristy was attached in the 18th century on the south side of the chevet, and the bell tower struck by lightning was rebuilt in 1823. The entrance calvary, formerly located at the site of the war memorial, took its present position in 1919, when the cemetery was enlarged; as for the cemetery calvary, from another location in the commune, it was only placed there in 1967. Both calvaries date from the 16th century.

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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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