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Plougonven
Plougonven (; br, Plougonven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plougonven are known in French as ''Plougonvenois''. International relations Plougonven is twinned with Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland . See also * * * |
Calvary At Plougonven
The Calvary at Plougonven (commune at Plougonven) is located within Brittany, France. Background This calvary is part of the Plougonven "enclos paroissial". On an octagonal base, the structure is 4 metres high and on the two corniches running around this base are a series of sculptural groups which depict scenes from the life and death of Jesus Christ. Erected in 1554, the sculptural work was executed by the workshop of the "ymageurs", Bastien and Henry Prigent (see note 1) who also worked on the calvary at Pleyben. The calvary suffered considerable damage in 1794 during the aftermath of the French revolution after which the statues were hidden away in the cemetery grounds by the local people for safe-keeping. In 1810 the calvary was re-erected but with a wooden cross, this replaced in 1836 by a cross in stone. Then from 1897 to 1898, the sculptor Yann Larhantec carried out a substantial restoration, taken further in 2009 by Pierre Floc'h. The Calvary is dedicated to St Yves the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plougonven Parish Close
The Plougonven Parish close (Enclos paroissial) is located at Plougonven in the arrondissement of Morlaix in Finistère in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. The parish close comprises the church, an ossuary, the enclosure wall and the Calvary at Plougonven. It is a listed Monument historique, historical monument since 1916. Eglise Saint-Yves The church The church in the Plougonven parish close was built between 1507 and 1523 by Philippe Beaumanoir and dedicated to Saint Yves. The chevet was modified in 1702. On the night of 1 May 1930, the church was badly damaged by fire and only the walls and the bell tower survived. In 1933. the church was restored. It was listed on 19 December 1913. Statues The church contains several old statues. On the north side of the church there is a pietà and statues of Saint Barbara, Saint Joseph and John the Baptist and on the south side statues of Ivo of Kermartin, Saint Yves and Francis of Assisi as well as a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
