page_title: Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral
section_title: The south portal and porch
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Pol-de-Léon Cathedral / The cathedral exterior / The south portal and porch
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Saint-Pol-de-Léon&#160;: cathédrale Saint-Paul-Aurélien, porche sud, portes jumelées
context_page_description: Paul Aurelian Cathedral was a Roman Catholic cathedral, now basilica, in Saint-Pol-de-Léon, in France .Saint-Pol-de-Léon is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in north-western France. It is noted for the 13th-century cathedral which stands on the site of the original church founded by Saint Paul Aurélien in the 6th century and the Notre-Dame du Kreisker Chapel, with its 80-metre-high spire, the highest in Brittany. It was also the scene of the a battle during the Breton War of Succession, where the Montfortists and their English allies defeated an army led by Charles of Blois.
context_section_description: Not as deep as the usual porch, the south porch is decorated with statues of John the Evangelist and saint Simon carved by the Yves Hernot workshop in the 19th century on one side and saint Andrew and saint Peter carved by Guy Pavec in 1980 on the other. It leads to double doors which give access to the cathedral. In the trumeau between the two doors is a statue of Christ giving a blessing ("Christ Sauveur du Monde") and in the tympanum over the doors  is a statue of the Virgin Mary, Between the two doors leading into the cathedral there is also a stoup with the coat of arms of the Lomérals of Plounéventer. Beneath the statue of the Virgin Mary and on the left are the coat of arms of Monseigneur Ferron and on the right the Validire arms and their motto "Quem timebo, time deum". Monseigneur Validire was the Bishop of Léon from 1427 to 1432.
caption: The south porch with a statue of Christ giving a blessing in the trumeau
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