Chapelle de Coat Quéau, Neo-Breton chapel in Scrignac, Finistère.
Description
This concrete chapel features neo-Breton architecture with a monumental porch, colorful stained glass windows created by Job Gevel and interior sculptures crafted by Jules-Charles Le Bozec.
History
Built in 1937 by architect James Bouillé at the initiative of Abbé Perrot, it replaced an ancient 14th-century chapel whose ruins were sold in 1925.
Culture
The chapel represents the 20th-century Breton cultural renaissance movement, incorporating modern Breton artistic elements within a traditional religious framework.
Practical
Located in the commune of Scrignac in Finistère, this chapel classified as a historic monument since 1997 welcomes visitors to explore its architecture and artwork.
Did you know?
It houses the mystical graves of figures named Perrot and a granite catafalque, creating a special atmosphere that draws visitors interested in Breton spiritual heritage.
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Neo-Breton chapel in a beautiful wooded site, symbolic due to its two mystical graves of Perrot and the granite catafalque ...
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