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Lampaul-Guimiliau
Finistère
Bretagne

Place de l'église
(Enclos paroissial)

Porte triomphale avec calvaire

Triumphal Arch with Calvary

17th century

Lampaul-Guimiliau / Porte triomphale avec calvaire

Description

On the triumphal gate are three crosses. The main cross has braces with twin statues St. Peter / St. John, and St. John / St. Paul. At the foot of the main cross is a statue of Mary Magdalene.

Sources & Information

Yannick Pelletier, Les enclos bretons (éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, 2003).
Y.-P. Castel (webversion Y. Autret), L'atlas des croix et calvaires du Finistère.

Locatie (N 48°29'34" - W 4°2'26") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbr123; Photograph: 31 May 2012
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