Parochial enclosure
The parochial enclosed is a typical architectural element of the Low-Brittany but not only. One finds also some enclosures in High Brittany as with Saint-Suliac (Ille-et-Vilaine) dating partly from XIIIe century. The most famous enclosures are in Finistere on the valley of Elorn between Landivisiau and Landerneau.
Near to the church, the enclosure comprises, in addition to the Cimetière, the carries triumphal, the Calvaire, the Ossuaire.
The architectural elements most famous were built with the Renaissance and the 17th century.
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the triumphal door marks the entry of the cemetery.
- the ossuary received the exhumed bones because the cemeteries were often very small. Small tiny rooms, they became vaster and decorated buildings being used as funerary vault.
- the martyrdom which represents around the Passion of Christ, all Sacred History. Rich person of 200 characters as to Guimiliau, they were used to the priests to make the religious instruction.
Bonds
- crowned Brittany: Parochial enclosures
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the center of interpretation of the Breton parochial enclosures (circuit of the miniature enclosure)
Some parochial enclosures
- Argol, the only parochial enclosure of the peninsula of Crozon
- Bodilis
- Commana, crowned Brittany: Retables and their richnesses
- Guimiliau, crowned Brittany: 200 stone messengers
- Lampaul-Guimiliau
- Martyrdom, the oldest martyrdom of the Leon (northern Finistere).
- Pleyben
- Plougastel-Daoulas
- Plougonven
- Runan
- Saint-Suliac
- Saint-Thégonnec
- Sizun
- Trémaouézan, crowned Brittany: the enclosure and its superb southern porch
- Villamée
References
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