Places to see in ( Dinan - France ) Eglise Saint Malo de Dinan
The Saint-Malo church is a church catholic of the xv th century house Dinan in France. It is representative of the flamboyant Gothic in Brittany. The church is located in the French department of Côtes-d'Armor , in the town of Dinan. The first church Saint-Malo was located outside the walls on the site of the current chapel Saint-Joachim (boulevard Flaud, Dinan), this first church depended on the priory Saint-Malo founded in 1066 by Olivier, Viscount of Dinan. The bishop of Aleth ceded the priory to the abbot of Marmoutier in 1108.
During the second half of the xv th century, several parties dispute the ducal crown, this conflict is the cause of the war Britain which lasted from 1465 to 1491. In 1488, the French army threatens Britain, the Duke Francis He feared taking Dinan ordered the destruction of the first Saint Malo church, to prevent the French army of Charles VIII is using it as a base to attack the city. He gives his agreement to finance a new church provided that it is rebuilt intramural. At the end of July 1488, after the Breton defeat of the battle of Saint Aubin du CormierThe French army under Louis of Trémoille began the siege of Dinan , the city capitulated quickly and in August 1488 John II of Rohan , first Baron of Britain but an ally of France, took control of the city . It will remain the captain from 1488 to 1516
In 1505, at the request of the Fabrique, Jehan Lemaître, Master Mason, successor of Guillaume Juhel, goes to Coutances, to examine the church Saint-Pierre de Coutances recently completed, it will be inspired by this visit for finish the upper part of the choir of the church. The choir ( 25 × 20 m ) is supported by eight pillars, the granite vault rises to 21 meters. Its architecture is imposing, witness of the wealth of Dinan at this time: ambulatory flanked by nine chapels including three radiant. Two chapels open on the south ambulatory
The church has two organs: Alfred Oldknow's Grand-Orgue, built in 1889, is English-style, with three 56-note keyboards and a 30-note pedalboard. It is classified as a historic monument , as is the carved chestnut gallery, located in the southern transept. A second organ, formerly owned by a Polish pianist, Henri Kowalski , serves as a choir organ. It is in a chapel northeast of the altar.
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