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Quéménéven Quéménéven (; br, Kemeneven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Notable monuments include the Quéménéven Parish close in the village centre, and the Kergoat chapel in the hamlet Kergoat. Popul ...

Parish close comprising the parish church, a triumphal arch and calvary is located in the arrondissement of

Châteaulin Châteaulin (; br, Kastellin) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Châteaulin is located in a valley towards the center of ...

Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...

. The bell tower and the western façade of the church are a listed

historical monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, his ...

since 1969. Eglise Saint-Ouen Map commune FR insee code 29229

The Église Saint-Ouen

This, the Quéménéven parish church and originally dating back to 1786, was reconstructed between 1860 and 1861. The church has a nave of three bays with aisles, a transept and choir.

The stained-glass window known as the "Crucifixion" window

A 16th-century-stained glass window depicts the "Passion of Jesus Christ".

The porch

In a niche above the porch entrance is a statue of Saint Ouen.

Statuary

The church has statues of Saint

Méen Mewan ( la, Mevennus, br, Meven, french: Méen)Mavenus, Mevenus, Mevennus, Meven, Mewan, Maine. (born ca. 540, died 617) was a Celtic saint active in Wales, Cornwall and Brittany. Most documentation of his life can be found in the Breton 'Vita ...

in the attire of a bishop, Saint Peter, Saint Guénolé (a polychromed woodcarving dating to the 16th century), Saint Enéour, Saint Ouen and Saint Lawrence. Méen was a Breton saint, thought to be Cornish or Welsh in origin.

The calvary

The Calvary attached to the parish church is 6 metres in height and statues of John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary are back-to-back with the people in the Pietà. At the summit of the Calvary a depiction of the crucifixion includes an angel touching Jesus' hair. File:Quéménéven (29) Église 01.JPG, The parish church, the "Porte triomphale" and the calvary of the enclos paroissial, File:Quéménéven (29) Église 09.JPG, The pietà decorating the enclos paroissial calvary. File:Quéménéven (29) Église 02.JPG, The south porch.

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