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Chapelle Saint-Jean du Temple (Quistinic)

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Dimensions
Single-nave chapel of granite and rubble stone, slate roof with long slopes and exposed gables, straight external staircase, panelled ceiling inside
Period
16th century (dating uncertain); monumental cross of 1684; the place name "le Temple" recalls a former possession of the order
What stands there
listed in the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel (Mérimée reference IA00009286)

Standing at the place known as "le Temple", this chapel dedicated to Saint John carries in its very name the trace of a former possession of the Order of the Temple — a common usage in Brittany for designating former Templar houses after the order's dissolution. Built of granite and rubble stone with a single nave, it is completed by a monumental cross erected in 1684 and preserves a carved decoration depicting Christ on the Cross and a Virgin and Child. While the available heritage documentation does not detail the exact origins of the Templar settlement, the name of the hamlet and the dedication to Saint John, common on former possessions of the Temple and the Hospitallers in Brittany, make it a toponymic witness to that presence.

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