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The church has some splendid examples of 16th century wooden sablières, the horizontal beams running along the top of the church wall where it meets the roof. At
Pleyben they date to 1571, and cover five basic themes, both religious and mythological. Some 250 images are involved and the carvings also
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The sculptor Jean Cévaer and the carpenter Jeané Le Seven combined to produce the "Rosary" altarpiece in 1696/98 and at a later stage the painter
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and the window to the right depicts a tree representing the church featuring Jesus and his apostles. These windows date to 1879. A window in the south transept depicts scenes from the life of Saint
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The nave is vaulted and decorated with painted and carved panels which date to the 16th century and carved horizontal beams. The church holds many fine statues. In the south transept there is a carving from wood dating to the 16th century which depicts Saint Yves standing between a rich man and a
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there are niches containing statues of Saint Peter, Saint
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of Saint Luke and Saint John are positioned at the bottom of each of the side pillars and at the very top is a depiction of the Holy Father. A series of medallions spaced around the central tableau depict episodes from Jesus' life.
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which dates to 1555 and in the porch interior are statues of the apostles. Of these statues, that of John the
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in 1688. The organ casing was the work of Michel Madé.
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101:The porch
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286:sacristy
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