Bruz, FR

Church of Saint-Martin

This church, rebuilt on the foundations of the old church destroyed during the terrible bombings of 1944, harmoniously combines reinforced concrete and purple stone marbled with green extracted from the Orchard quarry.

About this building

Inside, the absence of pillars, the slope of the ground and the lightness of the arches show a desire for sobriety. The stained-glass windows, made by the Master Glassmaker Gabriel Loire, deserve special attention, in particular two 7-metre high lateral stained-glass windows going down to the ground. Note this particularity: the pieces of glass are set with cement and not lead. On the outside, the contemporary look given by elegant curves rising from the ground does not fail to confer a particular grace to the building.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Level access to the main areas
  • Parking within 250m

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Rennes Cathedral

The current site of the cathedral has been used as the seat of a bishopric since the 6th century. It is likely that it was built in place of an older sanctuary. The old building was completely replaced by a Gothic church in the 12th century. In 1490, the tower and the western facade of the Gothic church collapsed. An endless reconstruction of the western massif was undertaken, which lasted 163 years and resulted in the granite facade that we know today, which is largely in the classical style.

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Church of Toussaints

The Toussaints church is a parish church in Rennes located south of the Vilaine river, in baroque counter-reform style. The present church replaces the old Toussaint church which was located on the site of the present Halles further west. The first stone was laid on 16 July 1624 by the bishop of Rennes.

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Church of Saint-Etienne

The church left by the Augustinians reflects both their pastoral ambition and the poverty of their means. At 52 m long and 26 m wide, it is one of the great churches of the Ancien Régime in Rennes, more spacious for example than the church of the Jesuits or that of Saint-Sauveur.

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