Église Saint-Jean-du-Baly, Church in Lannion, France
The église Saint-Jean-du-Baly is a 16th-century church building on the main street of Lannion, in Brittany, listed as a classified historical monument. The stone building has a large nave with old vaulting, several side chapels, a bell tower, and inside you can find a carved wooden pulpit, altars, and benches.
The church was built between 1511 and 1548 on the site of a chapel that once belonged to the fortified castle of Lannion, and was first dedicated to Notre-Dame before being rededicated to Saint John in 1625. Its name "du Baly" comes from a walkway laid out on the remains of the old town walls.
The stained glass windows in Art Deco style were made by Henri Marcel Magne and show religious scenes in bright colors. In front of the entrance stands a large stone calvary cross, built in 1867 by the Hernot family, which won first prize at the Paris World Exhibition that same year.
The church sits on Lannion's main street and can be reached on foot in a few minutes from the train station, with a small parking area nearby. Opening hours generally allow visits on weekdays and Sunday mornings, and information leaflets available inside help make sense of the artworks and the building's history.
The church has an organ dating from 1601, one of the oldest still in use in Brittany, which was restored in 1972 and has 37 stops. Part of the vaulting uncovered in the 19th century is shaped like an upside-down boat hull, a building technique characteristic of Breton religious architecture.
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