La chapelle de Kerbader & son four à pain

Description

The Kerbader chapel dates from the 18th century and replaces an earlier building from the 16th century. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Notre-Dame de la Pitié is sometimes called Notre-Dame des Neiges. According to legend, there are two reasons for this name. The first is that it snowed on the day of the Kerbader pardon. The second is the literal translation from Breton. In fact, the pronunciations are very similar. In reality, it's Notre-Dame de la pitié (Our Lady of Pity), as it says on the piéta inside the chapel. It depicts Mary carrying Jesus on her lap. The inscription reads
"Mater Dolorosa", word for word, "Painful Mother", in Breton: "Itron Varia an nec'h", which means Our Lady of Pity. A pardon is held every year on the third or fourth Sunday in August.

Behind the chapel, you can see the bread oven. It was originally located in the hamlet of Trégonnour in Mousterlin. The stones have been preserved by the Mairie to rebuild it identically. The oven takes 15 days to heat up to the required temperature. The bread festival takes place at the beginning of May.


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