Le Gorvello – The Parish Church

Judging from the eclectic architecture, stone masonry and methods of construction, there is little doubt that the parish church at Le Gorvello was renovated and expanded several times over the course of the centuries. Built upon the walls of the first primitive chapel, which was constructed by the "Hosptalier de Jerusalem" monks, the current edifice is remarkable in many ways. Of particular note are:

• • the decorated porch, added in 1560, covering the north door (Most churches in Brittany, probably for climatic reasons, have porches opening to the south.)
• • the western wall, with its gargoyles, sculpted ornate contreforts, capped by a rectangular belfry
• • the stained glass windows, carvings and sculptures (inside the church) of St Cornély and St Isadore