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The current parish church is a large neo-Gothic style building. Built in 1864, it was dedicated the following year. The new church replaced a century-old building, dating back to 1763.
October 13, 2023
The first church was built in the 13th century because, according to Le Guennec, in the second church, built from 1763 and whose masonry was entrusted to Guillaume Lazou, there were “some columns and capitals” from that period; In 1764 G. Lazou received the roof. In 1783, François Odern, a roofer in Plouescat, repaired the roof “damaged by thunder”. The sacristy of this church was built in 1785. Sale of the ruins of the ossuary in 1817.
A third church was built from 1863 by the building contractor Tréal according to the plans of the architect Édouard Puyo; it was consecrated in 1865. The spire was built in 1870.
Source: patrimoine.bzh/gertrude-diffusion/dossier/eglise-paroissiale-saint-pierre-plouescat/22e62f71-d4e6-4259-8037-db41d8e3933c
July 28, 2022
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