Church of Saint-Thuriau
The Church of Saint-Thuriau is located in Plumergat, Brittany, on a former site of prayer and druidic sacrifice. Built in the Romanesque style (eleventh century), it was relatively unchanged until 1948, when many changes were made, without altering too much the general structure of the building. Above the gate stands a fourteenth century bell tower, broken by a small outfacing bay. There is a polychrome wooden altarpiece and Romanesque capitals from the twelfth century (listed Historical Monuments).
About this building
The Saint-Thuriau church is located in Plumergat, Brittany, on a former site of druidic prayer and sacrifice. It is built in the Romanesque style (eleventh century) and was relatively unchanged until 1948, when many changes were made, without overly altering the general structure.
The church consists of a nave flanked by aisles, a transept and a choir with small windows. The nave is separated from the aisles by semicircular arches that rest upon columns, connected by heavy square pillars. These columns end with twelfth century Romanesque capitals that are listed as Historical Monuments and are decorated with heads of nails, twists and palmettes.
Above the western portal stands a fourteenth century bell tower, pierced by a small bay. The gutter walls were redone in the 17th century, but the primitive aspect of the buttresses, flat and recessed, has been preserved. There is also a polychrome wooden altarpiece.