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Église Saint-Uniac

Saint-Uniac

Dimensions
Romanesque building whose structural fabric (the volume of the nave and choir) goes back to the early 11th century, roof timbers rebuilt in the 14th–15th centuries, facade and bell tower rebuilt in 1856–1859.
Period
Early 11th century for the structural fabric (Mérimée record), sometimes dated to the 12th century by less detailed sources
What stands there
a Romanesque structure predating even the 12th century, one of the oldest church volumes surviving in the area

The church of Saint-Uniac takes its name from a little-documented Breton saint, but its architecture, for its part, is well dated: according to the Monuments historiques record, the present volume of the nave and choir goes back to the early 11th century, making it a Romanesque building that predates even the Cistercian period. The roof timbers were rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries, while the present facade and bell tower date from a reconstruction of 1856–1859. This 11th-century dating, established by archaeological study of the fabric, is more precise than an oral tradition that sometimes places the building in the 12th century without specifying which part is meant.

Further reading

Getting there : free admission (church owned by the commune)

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Ambient sound

Église Saint-Uniac
Styfler bzh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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