Saint-Adrien's chapel in Saint-Barthélemy
The fineness of the details
The Saint Adrien chapel was built in the 15th and 16th centuries by the Rohan family.
The chapel is a Latin cross with a flat, deeply buried chevet, pierced by a large fleur-de-lys window. This building was adapted to the site, whose very uneven ground required the construction of a lean-to sacristy to the north of the nave. Each gable is reinforced with sloping buttresses.
The chapel is covered with a frame with crocodile-headed joists and finely sculpted sablières with animals and characters, with the arms of Baud and Kerméno.
The building has two fountains. Inside the chapel is a restored 16th-17th century carved wooden rood screen depicting the twelve apostles, as well as a paneled gallery also carved with figures (17th). The painted panelling of the vault above the choir dates from the middle of the 16th century and represents two large scenes of the martyrdom of Saint Adrian.
It has been listed as a Historic Monument since 25 August 1932.
The pardon is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.
Nearby: in the middle of a field, the menhirs of Kernars
Discover the interior of the building
- On the occasion of the Art in the Chapels event, a contemporary work of art can be discovered from Wednesday to Monday from 2 to 6 pm in July and August. In September, Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 6pm.
- Guided tours are offered by the Friends of Saint-Adrien association on Tuesdays in July/August, on registration at 06 35 47 58 69.
- Keys on request from the Saint-Barthélemy town hall
- Virtual visit
How to get to St Adrian's chapel
- From the Greenway Cycle Route No. 5, follow the signs to the building between Lock No. 16 Saint-Adrien and Lock No. 15 Talhouet. The chapel is located XXXX metres away
- On foot with the Saint-Rivalain hiking trail
- By road, you can follow the pretty road along the Blavet from Pont-Augan in Baud or from the centre of Saint Barthélemy
Chapelle Saint-Adrien
Hamlet: Saint-Adrien
56150 SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY
