The Church of Saint-Nonna is located in the coastal commune of Penmarch, in the Finistère department, 10 km southwest of Pont-l'Abbé.
Representative of the flamboyant Gothic style, it was erected from 1508 onwards on the site of a primitive place of worship.
Large in size (50 m long, 25 m wide, 10 m high tower), the building is famous for its bas-reliefs sculpted inside (four in number) and outside (14) representing ships. They reflect on the one hand the prosperity of the port and the shipowners in the medieval period and the evolution of maritime architecture in the 15th and 16th centuries…
For the rest, the church has a nave and a flat chevet, without a transept. The nave, built in the 16th century, is composed of three vessels (a central vessel and two side aisles) and five bays. Pointed arches resting on pillars without capitals separate the nave from the side aisles. The vault is paneled.
The central bell tower, struck by lightning in 1818, was rebuilt in 1824.
We can still see carved holy water fonts decorated with coats of arms and tombstones (on the floor) dedicated to boatmasters whose signatures are symbolized by anchors, boats, fish.
Finally, in addition to beautifully crafted stained glass windows (dating from the 14th to the 19th century), more than forty statues are housed there, from the 16th to the 18th century, representing saints venerated in the region…
The church is obviously listed in the Inventory. Information at +33 2 98 58 81 44.
