Guerlesquin Things to Do

Out of the church you see this small calvaire. It is nothing interesting if compared with those of Guimiliau or Saint-Thégonnec.

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The prison seigneurale was the prison of the Lords of Guerlesquin. It was built around 1640 by Vincent du Parc de Kerret, a Lord of the village. It consists of a square fortress with a tower at every corner. You can visit it inside (I think it was free when I did it), where you'll see a room with a fireplace as well as two latrines. The fourth photo shows one from inside and the fifth shows the same from outside. You shouldn't have passed under that hole at the time!

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Here you see more decorations located inside Saint-Ténénan.
The first photo shows a banner with Saint Trechmeur (Trémeur in French), a local saint who was beheaded. This banner is probably used to celebrate a pardon.
The second image is a painting of Mary's assumption to Heaven, while the third is a statue of the Vergin with his mother Saint Ann.
The painting on the fourth photo represents a martyr; I'm not sure whether it is Saint Barbara.
The last picture portrays a wooden confessional.

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Like most Breton churches, also Saint-Ténénan has a number of statues. Here you see:
1) Sainte-Marthe who defeated a creature half-dragon half-fish. I have found this information on the web, but I'm not sure it's her, although it looks likely;
2) Saint-Louis, the Holy King;
3) Sainte-Barbe (Saint Barbara), whose church was originally located where the église de Saint-Ténénan was built.
The fourth and fifth photos show 16th-century statues of the Apostles.

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The primary église de Saint-Ténenan was built at the end of the 15th or in the early 16th century by the Beaumanoir architect atelier. After it was demolished with the neighbouring chapel of Saint Barbara and charnel house, a new, wider building replaced it in 1859. The new church was erected in Neo-Gothic style and part of the original decorative stones were used.
Only the wall bell-tower remains of the ancient church. A little cylindric tower (last picture of the tip) enables to enter the bell room.
Over the entry portal you can see the statues of Saint Peter (left) and Saint Roch (right). The façade is also decorated with Saint Barbara's and Saint Ener's statues. The windows are those of the former charnel house.

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The church inside shows a mixture of styles: it looks Gothic for the wide and decorated windows, but it is also a little Romanesque because the arches are not real vault-arches as in Gothic. Anyway, you see it is a very rich architecture. Let's have a look at the paintings and statues of the church now.