Cléden-Poher Parish close
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The Cléden-Poher Parish close (enclos paroissial) comprises the Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, a calvary and an ossuary, and is located in the arrondissement of Châteaulin in Finistère in Brittany in north-western France. It is a listed historical monument since 1983.[1]
The Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption was restored and modified in 1689 and in 1907.[2]
This porch contains statues of Catherine of Sienna, Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Dominic.[2]
The west façade
There are two double doors here which gives access to the church. The tympanum contains a statue of the Virgin Mary.[2]
The master altar
This comprises three scenes; The procession to Golgotha, the crucifixion and a mise au tombeau; Jesus being prepared for burial.[2]
The ossuary
The ossuary, partly gothic and partly renaissance in style, is located in the north east corner of the cemetery.[2]
