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Enclos paroissial de la Martyre
La Martyre
Dimensions
church, triumphal gateway, ossuary of 1619
Period
11th – 17th century
What stands there
one of the oldest parish closes in the Léon
The village owes its name to the murder in 874 of the Breton king Salomon, who had taken refuge in the church and was canonised after his martyrdom. The parish close, one of the oldest in the Léon, comprises the church of Saint-Salomon, a Flamboyant triumphal gateway and a remarkable ossuary.
Getting there : Free admission
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
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Nearby
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- Chapelle Saint-EloyChapel · Ploudaniel · 10 km
- Chapelle et fontaine Notre-Dame-des-FontainesSacred spring / fountain · Daoulas · 13 km
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de DaoulasMonastery / hospice · Daoulas · 13 km
- Chapelle de LambaderChapel · Plouvorn · 16 km
- Notre-Dame de RumengolChurch · Le Faou (Rumengol) · 16 km
This place in the great stories
- The pardons of Brittany, Saint Anne and the fountainsFrom the minihi of Locronan (1031) and the indulgences of the late Middle Ages to the…
In the same department
All places — Finistère (54).