Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Ploubalay, Church in Beaussais-sur-Mer, France
The Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Ploubalay is a Gothic Revival church in Beaussais-sur-Mer, in the Brittany region of France. The building has a stone exterior with a bell tower rising above the roofline and modest window openings that let natural light into the interior.
The present church was built from 1858 to 1873 to plans by the Saint-Malo architects Frangeul father and son, after the old church was demolished; its bell tower had been taken down in 1844. Work stopped for lack of funds and resumed in 1865, and a state grant of 4,000 francs in 1873 allowed completion. The church was consecrated on 28 October 1877.
The church is named after two central figures of Christian faith, Peter and Paul, a dedication common in Brittany that reflects a long tradition of patron saints. Inside, the stone walls and modest windows shape a space still used today for services, weddings, and baptisms.
The church sits in the center of Beaussais-sur-Mer and is easy to spot from the street, as the bell tower serves as a clear landmark. Since it is an active place of worship, visiting outside of service times gives the most freedom to look around inside.
The church keeps three objects listed in the French historic monuments inventory: a 15th-century stone baptismal font, a marble font dated 1742, and an 18th-century eagle lectern. The transept windows were made by the Lobin workshop of Tours in 1869, showing the lives of the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist.
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