Chapelle de Saint-Gilles

Name: Chapelle de Saint-Gilles
Address: Saint-Gilles, Le Saint, 56110, FRANCE

Historic site and monument , Chapel in Le Saint

In the 18th century, the chapel served as a branch of the truce of the Saint: baptisms, marriages and burials were celebrated there. It became after the revolution a simple chapel of brotherhood. It was rebuilt in the 18th century with the remains of an old 16th century chapel (the bell tower and the western door). The walls were restored in 1883 and the roof in 1923, of which it was deprived again in 1979. One can notice, on the right of the altarpiece, a 17th century group representing... Read more
In the 18th century, the chapel served as a branch of the truce of the Saint: baptisms, marriages and burials were celebrated there. It became after the revolution a simple chapel of brotherhood. It was rebuilt in the 18th century with the remains of an old 16th century chapel (the bell tower and the western door). The walls were restored in 1883 and the roof in 1923, of which it was deprived again in 1979. One can notice, on the right of the altarpiece, a 17th century group representing Saint Gilles caressing a deer and on the left, a Virgin and Child of the Graces, from the end of the 17th century. Saint Gilles is invoked against rheumatism and joint pain. To the west stands a modern granite cross.

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