Chapelle Saint-Jacques

Tréméven

Dedicated to Saint James the Greater, patron of the pilgrims of Compostela, this chapel at Tréméven perpetuates a devotion still very much alive: the pardon of Saint-Jacques, the Breton pilgrimage festival, is still celebrated there every year and features in the calendar of religious feasts of the Trégor-Goëlo, with mass and a procession to the neighbouring fountain, itself listed as a monument historique (historic monument) as early as 1912. The double heritage protection — chapel in 1909, fountain in 1912 — testifies to the long-standing attachment to this ensemble, which belongs to the commune. The existence of a "Boucle de Saint-Jacques", a walking circuit that today links the chapel to other points of local heritage, keeps alive the memory of its probable role as a waymark on the Breton routes to Compostela, dotted with numerous chapels dedicated to the apostle. For the visitor, the interest lies as much in the elegant sobriety of 15th-16th-century rural architecture as in the persistence, rare for so small a building, of a documented annual pardon and an associated devotional fountain that is still maintained. Here one finds that mixture characteristic of Breton pilgrimage chapels: the cult of the patron saint of travellers, water reputed to do good, and a popular festival that still sets the rhythm of the commune's life.

Getting there : Free access to the placître (chapel green); chapel opened during the pardon and local events

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

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