Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot
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Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot, located in Lannebert (Département 22), is a Renaissance château built in the 16th century. The monument is currently closed to visitors.
Key facts
- Type
- autre
- Period
- Renaissance (16th century)
- Location
- Lannebert, Département 22, Bretagne
- Visit
- Closed to visitors
- GPS
- 48.6482, -3.0185
- Mérimée Reference
- PA00089258
Nichée dans le bocage breton de Lannebert, la chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot renferme une âme médiévale ressuscitée au XVIIIe siècle. Un joyau discret des Côtes-d'Armor, inscrit aux Monuments Historiques.
History
In the heart of the Côtes-d'Armor region, in the commune of Lannebert, the chapel of Notre-Dame de Liscornot is one of those Breton rural oratories that have for centuries forged an invisible link between popular faith and stone. Although seemingly humble, it has a rare historical density: two distinct lives, two intertwined eras, an uninterrupted devotional continuity since the early Middle Ages. What makes Liscornot truly unique is its status as a granite phoenix. Where so many Breton chapels have simply aged, this one burned down, disappeared almost entirely, and was then carefully rebuilt in the 18th century - as if the local community refused to abandon this place of Marian worship that is so deeply rooted in its collective memory. Reconstruction is not an erasure, but an act of faith as much as an act of architecture. Visitors to Liscornot will discover a building that is restrained: no bold bell tower or sculpted portal to rival the great chapels of the Trégor region. The chapel blends into the countryside with the discretion of sacred places that have never sought to impose themselves, but to endure. The interior, bathed in subdued light, is an invitation to meditation and attentive observation of the sculpted details and furnishings that have survived the centuries. Liscornot is one of a constellation of Marian chapels dotted around inland Brittany, veritable stations of popular piety where processions, pardons and ex-votos recounted the hopes and tragedies of rural communities. To visit this chapel is to enter the depths of Brittany, far from the tourist circuits, where heritage has to be earned.
Architecture
Notre-Dame de Liscornot chapel is typical of 18th-century Breton rural religious buildings, built according to local building traditions inherited from medieval times. The building was most likely built of granite, a material that is ubiquitous in the Côtes-d'Armor region, giving the walls their characteristic mineral austerity and remarkable longevity. In keeping with regional tradition, the roof is probably covered in slate, giving the building a dark, compact silhouette that blends into the surrounding hedged farmland. The chapel probably has a simple rectangular floor plan, with a single nave and a flat or slightly rounded apse, in keeping with the architectural style of small Breton oratories of the period. A gabled bell tower or small turret probably tops the west facade, marking the building in the landscape without ostentation. The entrance portal, often the most elaborate element of these popular chapels, may still have some mouldings or sculpted elements, testifying to the care taken during the 18th-century reconstruction. The intimate interior is organised around a Marian altar that forms the focal point of the entire space. Traces of the medieval chapel - fragments of sculpture, funerary elements and perhaps an ancient statue of the Miraculous Virgin - were preserved or reintegrated during the reconstruction, ensuring symbolic continuity between the vanished building and its resurrection in stone. The modest size of the site reinforces its intimate, contemplative character.
Related Figures
Fondateur médiéval anonyme (XIVe siècle) — seigneur local ou confrérie paroissiale à l'origine de la chapelle primitiveMaîtres maçons locaux du XVIIIe siècle — artisans responsables de la reconstruction après l'incendieRecteur de la paroisse de Lannebert (XVIIIe siècle) — figure ecclésiastique ayant vraisemblablement supervisé la reconstructionCommunauté de fidèles de Lannebert — acteurs collectifs anonymes du culte marial de Liscornot sur plusieurs sièclesInspecteur des Monuments Historiques (1963) — fonctionnaire ayant porté le dossier d'inscription patrimoniale de la chapelle
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot located?
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot is located in Lannebert, Département 22 department, Bretagne region, France.
When was Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot built?
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot dates back to a period built during the Renaissance (16th century).
Is Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot open to visitors?
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Liscornot is currently closed to visitors.
