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Calvaire de la chapelle Sainte-Croix
Josselin
Dimensions
Chapel whose nave, earlier than 1100 according to the Mérimée record, was altered in the 16th and 18th centuries; associated calvary.
Period
Second half of the 11th century for the nave (Romanesque, earlier than 1100 according to Mérimée), alterations in the 16th and 18th centuries
What stands there
a Romanesque nave predating even 1100, in a town otherwise dominated by the Rohans' castle
In the shadow of the mighty Rohan castle, the chapel of Sainte-Croix in Josselin preserves a Romanesque nave which the Monuments historiques record places in the second half of the 11th century, and thus before 1100 — one of the oldest architectural elements in the town. The building was altered in the 16th and 18th centuries, but the Romanesque core remains identifiable. The calvary associated with it completes this religious ensemble, standing apart from the great dynastic history of the Rohans that usually dominates the story of Josselin.
Further reading
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
- Château de JosselinLegendary castle · Josselin · 0.3 km
- Basilique Notre-Dame-du-Roncier de JosselinChurch · Josselin · 1.0 km
- Chapelle de Saint-GobrienChapel · Saint-Servant · 3.8 km
- Fontaine Saint-BertinSacred spring / fountain · Guillac · 7.3 km
- If de la chapelle Saint-YvesVenerable tree · Cruguel · 9.2 km
- Calvaire et fontaine de Saint-FiacreSacred spring / fountain · Radenac · 13 km
In the same department
All places — Morbihan (60).