Guimiliau Parish Close, Brittany 2000 , Visiting France, part 5 - Normal is Boring - an Autobiography

[viking-ventures]

This is a historical site we saw in our time in Brittany. This time, we were in Morlaix, at Guimiliau Parish Close. Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, it has many gothic and renaissance features that makes it worth the stop.

This "calvary" is covered with amazing statuary depicting the life of Christ. It's worth reading further at Wikipedia which lists all the scenes included.

My son below, then aged 3 - turns 24 next week.

Beyond the calvary is the Saint Anne funeral chapel.

Outside had beautiful stonework at every turn.

I have to guess that this the outside of the sacristy, (sometimes called a vestry) where holy garments and other things are kept by the priests.

I did not have the skills (or the camera) at the time to take good indoor pictures, but I founds some amazing ones online for you... Wikipedia, of course. But the best ones I saw were on the InfoBretagne site. It's also worth taking this virtual tour on YouTube.

Photos taken in 2000 with a film camera (either Ricoh or Olympus.)
Crossposted on Uptrennd.

Past issues...

Preschool to Second Grade - Svensen, Oregon (1976-1981)

Svensen Trailer Court , The Best Place for a Child to Grow , The Forming of a Farmer , The Great-Horned Owl , The Forming of a Homesteader , Forty Years Ago : May 18, 1980 ,

Waking Up - Southampton, England (1998-2003)

• Visiting France in 2000

Getting to Guingamp, Brittany - part 1 , Around Guingamp, Brittany - part 2 , Visiting Brest, Brittany - part 3 , Rennes, Brittany - part 4 ,

Lori Svensen
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[trincowski]

Very interesting building, I bet some ghosts are wandering over there! 👻

[viking-ventures]

Probably - including the one of Saint Miliau who was decapitated by his own brother... There may be some restless spirits...