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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Place St-Corentin. Tel (02) 98 53
04 05. 5 9am, 10:45am &
6:30pm Sun. 7

. Romanesque Nave
Rebuilt in the 15th century, the Romanesque
nave and transept are lit by ten windows in
the Flamboyant Gothic style. The tombs of
bishops of Quimper laid out here and in the
transept are covered by recumbent figures
of the deceased.

Portal
Seven carved archivolts
frame a rose window
above which runs a
balustrade. Between the
two square galleried
towers is a statue of
King Gradlon.

Pulpit
Of painted and gilded wood, the
Baroque pulpit was made in 1679
by Olivier Daniel, of Quimper. It is
decorated with medallions showing The apse of the cathedral and the gardens
scenes from the life of St Corentine. of the former bishop’s residence

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