The Peniti website
Known as the chapel of Saint-Maudez or Peniti (penitence), it was built in the 18th century. Like many chapels in the region, this rectangular structure with a canted chevet is built at the top of an escarpment.
A bread oven and a fountain have been rebuilt in the same style as the chapel. The water from the fountain was said to help children walk.
The Peniti chapel
The chapel of Saint-Maudez or Peniti (penitence) was built in the 18th century. Like many chapels in the region, this rectangular structure with a canted chevet is built at the top of an escarpment.
Inside, 14 frescoes depict 3 Rosary beads. They were painted by Victoire Conen de Saint-Luc, a nun who was guillotined in 1794 at the age of 33.
The frescoes
The 14 frescoes represent the 3 Rosary beads.
On the wall to the left of the entrance, starting at the back:
- The Joyful Mysteries
The Annunciation of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary
The Visitation: the Virgin Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth
The Nativity: the birth of Jesus in the cave of Bethlehem
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
The Recovering of Jesus in the Temple
- The Sorrowful Mysteries
The agony of Jesus in Gethsemane
The scourging of Jesus
(Priori the Coronation of Thorns is not represented)
The carrying of the Cross
Jesus is crucified and dies on the Cross.
- The Glorious Mysteries :
The Resurrection of Jesus
The Ascension of the Lord into heaven
The descent of the Holy Spirit into the Upper Room
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven
Mary is crowned Queen of heaven and earth.
–> The chapel is private and closed to the public.
