page_title: Argol Parish close
section_title: The master altar
hierarchical_section_title: Argol Parish close / The master altar
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: église Argol, statue St Pierre, denez goasguen.
context_page_description: The Argol Parish close, including the Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, is located in Argol in the arrondissement of Châteaulin in Finistère in Brittany in north-western France. The parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul was built in 1575, restored in 1617 and enlarged in 1674. In 1784, the side walls were completely reconstructed as was the porch in 1839. The lintel of the belfry on the west gable of the church records the date 1582, Both the church and the "arc de triomphe" were listed as historical monument in 1914.. The church is also associated with Saint Geneviève who was nominated as the secondary patron in 1634.
  Records show that there was a priory run from the Benedictine abbey at Landévennec in the Middle Ages.
  In Breton, Argol means "in danger of dying" and legend has it that it was here that King Gradlon's daughter Dahut died when the legendary city of Ys was engulfed by the sea.
context_section_description: This includes a stained glass window dedicated to Saint Peter and a 1.20m statue of Saint Peter carved from wood and dating to the 16th century. He holds an open book in one hand and a key in the other.
caption: Statue of Saint Peter
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