page_title: Saint-Thégonnec Parish close
section_title: The Triumphal arch
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Thégonnec Parish close / The Triumphal arch
caption_attribution_description: L'enclos paroissial de Saint Thegonec dans le Finistère.
context_page_description: The Saint-Thégonnec Parish close is located at Saint-Thégonnec in the arrondissement of Morlaix in Brittany in north-western France. The enclos paroissial comprises the parish church of Notre-Dame, a triumphal arch and enclosure wall, an ossuary and the famous calvary. It is a listed historical monument. There is a second calvary set into the enclosure wall and the war memorial dedicated to those lost in the 1914-1918 war is also set into another section of the wall.
  On 8 June 1998, a fire destroyed a part of the north aisle and an extensive programme of restoration was finished in 2005. The Gothic bell-tower and Renaissance tower dates from 1563 and was finished in 1626. The porch has a sculpture depicting Saint Thégonnec in the attire of a bishop and inside the porch, statues of some of the apostles lead towards the door into the church. The church has a rood screen and in the choir area the stained glass is by Jean-Louis Nicolas and dates to 1862-1863.
context_section_description: Made from granite quarried from Plounéour-Ménez, this elaborate Renaissance style entrance to the enclos paroissial is attributed to the masons of the nearby Château de Kerjean's workshop. Four massive pillars, topped with cubic lanterons, form three entrances, with the central section forming an arch. Statues of the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary seated at a prie-dieu, depict the Annunciation and decorate the structure which has four niches decorated with carvings of shells these separated by pilasters and dominated by two canons. There is also a sculpture depicting Saint Thégonnec riding an ass. A sculpture depicting the Holy Father is contained in a triangular topped niche at the top of the central arch. The two side entrances have stiles to stop animals accessing the enclos and the central arch has iron gates.
caption: The central arch of the enclos entrance at Saint-Thégonnec. Note at the top of the central arch the triangular topped niche with a depiction of the Holy Father giving a blessing. Below this we can see the two canons and the empty niches decorated at the top with Coquille Saint-Jacques shells
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