Église Saint-Mathieu, Gothic church in Quimper, France.

Église Saint-Mathieu is a neo-Gothic parish church built of light grey stone blocks. A slender tower rises from the crossing, topped by an open pointed spire with pinnacles and pierced by two tall pointed-arch windows with vertical tracery. The nave extends to the left with pointed-arch windows and sloping buttresses, while lower gabled structures sit to the right. The west tower, built in 1845, carries a round clock face and a large pointed-arch portal.

The present church is the third on this site. A Romanesque predecessor was replaced by a late Gothic building consecrated on 28 October 1514; the nave, transept and choir of the current neo-Gothic church were built from February 1895 to 1897 to designs by Gustave Bigot, and it was consecrated on 21 September 1897. The west tower dates from 1845 and follows plans by Joseph Bigot. During the French Revolution the church served as a feed store and stable.

The parish was probably founded in the late 12th century by the Dukes of Brittany to serve the settlement west of the walled city. In 1220 Bishop Renaud gave the patronage rights to the cathedral chapter, where they stayed until the French Revolution. The church is dedicated to the apostle Matthew.

The church is located on Rue du Paradis and accessible through its main entrance during regular opening hours. Visitors should check in advance if religious services are scheduled, as these may affect when you can explore the interior freely.

The 1897 pulpit by Antrou de Quimper carries three flat reliefs. Two older windows survived the rebuild: a large Passion of Christ glass panel from the Gothic predecessor and a 17th-century Crucifixion window. The west tower of 1845 is by diocesan architect Joseph Bigot; his relative Gustave Bigot designed the 1895–1897 nave, transept and choir on a cruciform plan over the Gothic foundations.