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Sacred spring / fountainCôtes-d'Armor
Fontaine Notre-Dame du Guiaudet (Lanrivain)
Lanrivain
Dimensions
two twin basins each surmounted by a niche (the Virgin, Saint John the Baptist) — approximate position
Period
Chapel built from 1693; the fountain ensemble built in 1881 by François Marie Daniel
What stands there
carillon of 16 bells installed in the campanile between 1920 and 1925
An apparition of the Virgin to the tailor Claude Allain in 1692 is said to lie behind the neighbouring chapel, built from 1693. The present fountain, with two twin basins surmounted by niches dedicated to the Virgin and to Saint John the Baptist, dates from 1881; small troughs allowed pilgrims to wash their feet before praying. People still wet their eyes here to heal them, and mothers short of milk come seeking a remedy; to throw a coin into the water and see it fall into an opening at the bottom of the basin is taken as a good omen.
Getting there : Free access
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
Ambient sound
Nearby
- Église Saint-Gildas de MagoarChurch · Magoar · 4.6 km
- Chapelle Notre-Dame de KerhirChapel · Plounévez-Quintin · 6.9 km
- Abbaye de CoatmalouenCistercian abbey · Kerpert · 9.3 km
- Chapelle de Saint-HouarneauChapel · Bourbriac · 10 km
- Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste de BurthuletChapel · Saint-Servais · 11 km
- Église Notre-Dame de Bulat et ses trois fontainesChurch · Bulat-Pestivien · 12 km
This place in the great stories
- The Marian apparitions of France, from Le Puy to L'Île-Bouchard1519–1947; older tradition at Le Puy; episcopal recognitions of La Salette (1851)…