CHURCHYARD
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The churchyards are an architectural specificity of Lower Brittany. They are primarily found in rural communities. They are the testimony to the wealth of an era and the symbol of a strong religious piety. The construction of such buildings was made possible thanks to the financial support of the local population and by some wealthy merchants. Built between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries by local craftsmen, they result from the flourishing trade of linen paintings. Several elements characterise them: the church, the ossuary, the triumphal arch, the agony and the sacristy with some additions. The whole building of Saint-Thégonnec was built in almost two centuries. Its monumental ordeal is one of the last to have been realised: it was completed in 1610. The baroque style dominates the interior of the church. One can admire its majestic pulpit carved in oak (1683). The peculiarity of the sacristy is being on double floor. The ossuary is also a remarkable building because you can almost compare it to a second church. Inside, life-size figures made of polychrome wood represent a setting in the tomb.
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Mais pas de statue de chaque côté de l'entrée principale sous le porche.
Superbe enclos.
Chaque jour de nombreux touristes viennent la visiter et à toute période de l'année.
C'est le plus bel enclos du secteur.
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Un magnifique enclos avec son traditionnel arc de triomphe! Le tout est très bien agencé et mis en valeur.
L'un des plus beaux enclos paroissiaux de Finistère.