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Saint-Maximilien-Kolbé Church

Saint-Maximilien-Kolbé Church

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Location: Corps-Nuds, Rennes, Brittany, France

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1. Circuit south of Rennes via the D145 and along the Route d'Angers passing through Guichen, Laillé, Vern-sur-Seiche

56.6km

02:23

410m

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2. Châteaugiron — Martigné-Ferchaud sport loop through fields and villages

120km

05:06

870m

860m

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3. Saint-Maximilien-Kolbé Church – Allée du Meslier loop from Vern

79.8km

03:25

620m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Basile

May 25, 2020

Church in the "Byzantine" style, by the architect Arthur Regnault, known for its many religious buildings built in the 19th century in Ille-et-Vilaine inspired by this oriental style.

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Jean Conquer 🇫🇷🇺🇸

October 31, 2022

This church stands in the middle of the countryside, you can see it from afar, it is magnificent!

The bell tower in the form of a "bulb", characteristic of the Byzantine style, made it pass for an Orthodox church, while it is just linked to the originality of the architect in 1875.

Anecdote of the German occupation: in 1941, the Nazi propaganda filmed a film there ("Threshing wheat in Ukraine") to make believe in an advance of German troops in Ukraine (against the Soviet Union).

Until 2011, the church was under the patronage of St. Peter the Apostle.

On this date, his patronage was changed to that of Saint-Maximilien-Kolbé (1894-1941), a Polish priest with exceptional charisma, especially in the face of Nazism. Held in the Auschwitz concentration camp, he offered himself to take the place of a father sentenced to death.

He was canonized (recognized as a "saint" by the Catholic Church in Rome) in 1982.

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April 5, 2021

pretty country roads

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Location: Corps-Nuds, Rennes, Brittany, France

Saint-Maximilien-Kolbé Church

1. Circuit south of Rennes via the D145 and along the Route d'Angers passing through Guichen, Laillé, Vern-sur-Seiche

2. Châteaugiron — Martigné-Ferchaud sport loop through fields and villages

3. Saint-Maximilien-Kolbé Church – Allée du Meslier loop from Vern

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