Chapelle de Saint-Jacut

Plestin-les-Grèves

The history of this place goes back, according to tradition, to the disciples of Saint Jagut at the time of the Christianisation of Armorica between the 5th and 7th centuries. What is solidly attested, on the other hand, is that in the 11th century Abbot Hingethen, of the abbey of Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer, had an existing place of worship on this spot rebuilt, and that a bull of Pope Alexander III confirmed in 1163 the possession of the site by that same abbey — documentary proof of an organised place of worship from the 12th century. After the decline of the monastery, the site passed to the lords of Lézormel, who had the chapel entirely rebuilt between 1487 and 1496 under the direction of the Morlaix architect Étienne Beaumanoir: it is this Flamboyant Gothic building, with its wall paintings of the Passion and its double-sided statues from a calvary destroyed in 1793, that is visited today. The chapel is associated with a fountain adorned with a statue of Saint Jagut and with a chaplain's house that forms with it a rare ensemble. Today listed as a monument historique (historic monument) but reported to be at risk, it remains an exceptional witness to the continuity of a place of devotion over nearly a thousand years, from the legendary foundation of the early Middle Ages to the seigneurial rebuilding of the late 15th century.

Getting there : Free access to the close; building flagged as "at risk" by heritage sources, interior visible during occasional openings

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

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