The south-facing part of the nave .E2.80.93 lower level Quimper Cathedral

1 south-facing part of nave – lower level

1.1 vitrail narratif de la vie de saint benoit. bay 28
1.2 vitrail de saint anselme. bay 30
1.3 great war memorial
1.4 chapelle de dévotion à notre-dame de lourdes
1.5 grisaille. bay 32
1.6 la chapelle de sėpulcre. bay 34
1.7 main altar

the south-facing part of nave – lower level

in part of cathedral, first encounter 2 stained glass windows, relating saint benoît , relating saint anselme. these both commissioned monseigneur dom anselme nouvel de la flèche shortly after became bishop. both work of painter Émile hirsch,

vitrail narratif de la vie de saint benoit. bay 28

the vitrail narratif de la vie de saint benoît depicts scenes life of saint benoit in 20 medallions. saint benoît founder of benedictine order of monks. chapel used catherine daniélou follower of père maunoir. window hirsch , dates 1873.

vitrail de saint anselme. bay 30

st. anselm works in monastery s infirmary , overcomes antipathy of monk osborne spirits. panel 4 of vitrail of st. anselm in st. corentin cathedral

the vitrail de saint anselme , again involving 20 medallions, depicts scenes saint anselme s life. anselme abbė of bec-hellouin in normandy , archbishop of canterbury. medallions include taking benedictine orders @ age of 28, becoming archbishop of canterbury, visit urbain 11 , death. anselme patron saint of monseigneur anselme nouvel de la fleche. window not signed attributed hirsch , dated 1873.

the great war memorial

in area crossings lead episcopal palace monument devoted members of clergy of quimper , léon gave lives in 1914-1918 war, decorated mosaic charles wassem based on drawing maurice denis , dating 1924. 50 priests had died , 51 seminarists. mosaic depicts dying soldier in blue uniform of french army being comforted angel. in front of monument gisant of monseigneur duparc dating 1946,. bishop of quimper many years. gisant in bronze , sculpted breton sculptor françois bazin (sculptor)

chapelle de dévotion à notre-dame de lourdes

in chapelle de dévotion à notre-dame de lourdes painting depicting virgin mary appearing bernadette soubirous in grotto of massabielle (sanctuary of our lady of lourdes), work of atelier of cachal-fronc. chapel holds relic of hair of virgin mary.

grisaille. bay 32

this second grisaille in cathedral , located under south tour on south wall. these lateral windows put view of window partly obscured.

la chapelle de sėpulcre. bay 34

mise au tombeau. replica of in bourges cathedral

the la chapelle de sėpulcre, known chapelle de la madeleine , located directly under south tower of cathedral has stained glass window depicting jesus arrest, condemnation , death. known vitrail de la passion. attributed hirsch , dated 1869. in window s tracery, 8 angels carry instruments of passion , in centre face of jesus on veronica s veil. in chapel 19th-century mise au tombeau, replica of famous mise au tombeau de bourges. work of froc-robert , installed in cathedral in 1868. work shows jesus body being prepared burial , depicted, apart jesus, joseph of aramathea, john evangelist, mary mother of jesus, mary magdaene, marie salomé, mary mother of john , nicodemus.

the main altar

it monseigneur rené nicolas sergent pressed altar match grandeur of cathedral , mon.boeswilwad , architect- in- chief of monuments historiques put in charge of project. commissioned goldsmith placide poussielgue-rusand create altar. poussielgue-rusand worked on altars in sacrė-coeur, sainte anne , saint pierre chapels elaborate reliquary said contain arm of saint corentin. poussielgue-rusand s altar in fact exhibited @ 1867 exposition universelle , gifted town of quimper napoleon iii. altar consequently known l autel d or or autel napolėon. main altar consecrated monseigneur rené nicolas sergent in 1868.