The Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat is a 16th century

chapel A chapel (from , a diminutive of ''cappa'', meaning "little cape") is a Christianity, Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. First, smaller spaces inside a church that have their o ...

in the hamlet Kergoat, in the commune Quéménéven,

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. It has various stained glass windows and contains statues of Sainte Marguerite, Sainte Barbe, Saint Joseph, Saint Francis, Saint Mathurin, John the Baptist with the Virgin Mary. Some other statues have been moved to the musée de Quimper. i.e.Saint Sébastien, Saint Roch, Sainte Marie Madeleine, Sainte Barbe, the Virgin Mary and an "Ecce Homo". The

Calvary Calvary ( or ) or Golgotha () was a site immediately outside Jerusalem's walls where, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, Jesus was crucified. Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. ...

of the Kergoat chapel is 6.50 metres in height. It includes a table to accommodate offerings. Statues include those of John the Baptist, Saint Guénolé, and John the Evangelist, and a Vierge de Pitié. The chapel and the calvary are a listed

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since 1935. Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat

The pardon de Kergoat

The Kergoat pardon was immortalised by the painter

Jules Breton Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (; 1 May 1827 – 5 July 1906) was a 19th-century French Naturalism (arts), naturalist Painting, painter. His paintings are heavily influenced by the French countryside and his absorption of traditional methods ...

in 1891 with the painting ''Le Pardon de Kergoat''. This painting is held in the

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Musée des beaux-arts.

Gallery

File:Quéménéven (29) Chapelle N.D. de Kergoat 09.JPG, The chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Kergoat File:Quéménéven (29) Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat Baie 10 Vue 02.JPG, Part of stained glass in the Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat.A depiction of John the Baptist File:Quéménéven (29) Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat Baie 07 Vue 03.JPG, Part of stained glass in the Chapelle Notre-Dame de Kergoat. An angel is chased by a demon. File:Le pardon de Kergoat en Quéménéven en 1891 Jules Noël.JPG, Jules Breton's ''Le Pardon de Kergoat''. Held by the Quimper Musée des beaux-arts

References

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