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The Calvary at Saint-Vennec near
File:Briec Saint-Vennec Calvaire03.jpg, The calvary
File:Briec Saint Vennec Engel mit Kelch.jpg, An angel collects Jesus' blood in a chalice
File:Briec Saint Vennec Johannes.jpg, John the Evangelist.
File:SaintVennec Pieta.jpg, The Pieta
File:SaintVennec Pieta+Apostel02.jpg, Here we see St Peter with key, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist with the Pieta in the background
File:Briec Saint Vennec Veronica.jpg, St Veronica with veil.
The Calvary at Saint-Vennec near Briec
Briec (, formerly ''Briec-de-l'Odet''; br, Brieg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
Sights
* Calvary at Saint-Vennec, (1556)
*Chapelle de la Madeleine, 16th century
*Chapelle de Sainte-C ...
in the arrondissement of Quimper in Brittany.
Background and description
As was the case with the Calvary at Landrévarzec, this calvary is also triangular in shape and concentrates in the main on depictions of the apostles and also has a "Notre-Dame de Pitié" at the base of the cross. On ledges on the shaft of the central cross are statues of theVirgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
, Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cru ...
and John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( grc-gre, Ἰωάννης, Iōánnēs; Aramaic: ܝܘܚܢܢ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ; ar, يوحنا الإنجيلي, la, Ioannes, he, יוחנן cop, ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ or ⲓⲱ̅ⲁ) is the name traditionally given t ...
. At the summit of the central cross, Jesus is shown on the cross with angels collecting his blood into chalices. Around the pedestal platform are statues of the apostles although some there originally have gone and some have no heads. St Peter
) (Simeon, Simon)
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire
, death_date = Between AD 64–68
, death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
, parents = John (or Jonah; Jona)
, occupation ...
can be recognised by the very large key which he holds. The calvary dates to 1556.
Gallery
Further reading
*"Sculpteurs sur pierre en Basse-Bretagne. Les Ateliers du XVe au XVIIe Siècle" by Emmanuelle LeSeac'h. Published by Presses Universitaires de Rennes. .See also
* Calvary at LandrévarzecReferences
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