Saint-Jacques de Locquirec
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The pretty church has a Renaissance-style bell tower. Note the painted panels (18th century) of the vaults in the choir and transept. The main altar has a 16th-century altarpiece in high relief with naive scenes from the Passion.
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Originally dedicated to Kirek or Guirec, the Breton saint was replaced by Saint Jacques in the ninth century after the plunder of the Normans.
The steeple of the church dates from 1634; the altarpiece of the high altar bears in high relief scenes from the Passion of a very archaic execution and having the character of the fifteenth century fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Jacques_de_Locquirectranslated by•May 18, 2020
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