Chapelle et fontaine des Sept-Saints

Historical sites and monuments
Chapel
Classic
Listed or registered (CNMHS)

Les sept saints, 22420 Le Vieux-Marché

chapelle 7 saints et la vierge Le Vieux-Marché — ©Christian Le Gac - Déclic’Armor

chapelle 7 saints crypte Le Vieux-Marché — ©Samuel Jouon - Déclic’Armor

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Built by Yves Le Denmat between 1703 and 1714, it replaces an older building, of which only the crypt remains. The crypt is in fact an ancient dolmen with a corridor, dating from the Neolithic period and serving as the floor of the south transept of the Chapelle des Sept-Saints. The six stones are divided into two granite tables supported by four vertical slabs. This dolmen is nothing more than the skeleton of an ancient tumulus, i.e. a grave covered in earth.

This configuration bears...