Visit of the chapel

Notre-Dame de Becquerel, 56400, Le Bono, Morbihan, Bretagne, France
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21 September 2025
Overview

Free or guided tour, according to your choice. Discovery games for children are available. The chapel of Notre-Dame de Béquerel is located in the parish of Plougoumelen but it belongs to the commune of Bono. Its reconstruction dates from the 16th century. His altar is located above the source reputed for treating mouth ailments (and words?). The two procession ships represent first-line vessels of the Restoration period, the last examples of the sailboat navy. The chapel also houses ex-votos, such as wedding crowns, deposited as a token of gratitude. Indeed, one came there to pray to Notre-Dame for news from geographically distant relatives but also for sailors or even to find the bodies of those who perished at sea. Its large window of the choir from the end of the 14th century is also interesting. It represents the litanies of the Virgin. To be noted, its amusing sandstones that represent the negative emotions that inhabit man.

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Notre-Dame de Becquerel, 56400, Le Bono, Morbihan, Bretagne, France

47.644552, -2.925531

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