The north-facing side of the choir .E2.80.93 lower level Quimper Cathedral

1 north-facing side of choir – lower level

1.1 la chapelle de saint-pierre. bay 21
1.2 chapelle de saint-frédéric. bay 19
1.3 chapelle de saint-roch. bay 17
1.4 chapelle de saint-corentin. bay 15

the north-facing side of choir – lower level

on lower level of north side of choir 4 chapels; la chapelle de saint-pierre, chapelle de saint-frédéric, chapelle de saint-roch , chapelle de saint-corentin

la chapelle de saint-pierre. bay 21

in chapel window, monseigneur graveran offers maquette of spires of cathedral virgin mary , saint corentin. behind graveran saint joseph

after crossing transept, arrive @ chapelle de saint-pierre. chapel walls evoke la collation des pouvoirs de lier et délier à saint pierre . stained glass window of 1856 lobin of tours recalls restoration of cathedral s spires @ time of monseigneur joseph marie graveran. in stained glass window, bishop, presented saint joseph, kneels , offers maquette of spires virgin mary , saint corentin. window gift cathedral mme mascarėne de rivière. graveran s grave nearby, work of amėdėe mėnard, marked limestone statue. there plaque dedicated monseigner andré fauvel bishop of quimper , lėon 1947 1968 . finally, chapel has painting showing saint peter kneeling in front of jesus. altar of onyx , decorated images. in centre depicts jesus handing keys heaven saint pierre (peter), on left depicts jesus entrusting saint pierre lambs , sheep , saint pierre walking on water. chapel has frescoes yann dargent, 1 above altar , other in arcade tympanum. depict jesus handing keys saint pierre in presence of other apostles , pierre bereft , in tears after had denied jesus. there no statues in chapel. apart graveran s tomb, evidence of 2 bricked in tombs ( enfeus ) can seen in chapel s north wall. coats of arms here chiselled away during days of revolution. in these tombs remains of alain le baud, yvon le baud, françois cochet , jehanne du cluziou, noblewoman poulgazet. tomb of graveran inscribed- hic jacet josephus-maria graveran episcopus corisopitensis et leonensis, annos vixit lxi, mense x, dies xvi, obiit die februarii in pace .

chapelle de saint-frédéric. bay 19

the next chapel in bay 21 chapelle de saint-frédéric. stained glass window , paintings in chapel celebrate life , martyrdom of saint-frédéric (frédéric d utrecht). saint-frédéric had come utrecht , had served bishop of walcheren in time of louis le débonnaire. chapel has fine altar combining marble , gilded bronze , on sides of altar statues depicting saint mathurin , saint frédéric, latter holding open book , pointing page opened. 2 paintings in chapel yann dargent , depict frédéric d utrecht s martyrdom , scene reproaches queen judith. stained glass window, gift cathedral louise bonnemaison of quimper, holds 16 medallions depicting scenes frédéric d utrecht s life, including ordination, reproaches queen judith, being attacked , murdered during mass @ church in maestricht , body being taken utrecht. signatures on window include of e.hirsch , mongin maillė. louise bonnemaison had helped fund restoration of chapel. chapel contains tombs of bishop y.cabellic , canon olivier de conquer.

chapelle de saint-roch. bay 17

the stained glass window in chapelle de saint roch, vitrail de saint roch, contains 16 medallions depicting scenes saint s life. window attributed hirsch , dates 1869. scenes include birth, pilgrimage rome, attempt cure victims of plague in hospital, catching disease himself, visit angel, dog bringing him nourishment; being visited monseigneur gothard, converting gothard, being sick in hospital, recognition prison governor uncle , funeral. 2 frescoes yann dargent complete chapel s decoration. 1 shows saint-roch curing sick , second stay in forest recluse. montpellier born saint roch was,of course saint invoked against plague. there statues in chapel of saint francis of assisi , saint roch himself. chapel holds tomb of monseigneur valleau died in 1898. chapel altar made limestone , decorated polychrome paintings.

chapelle de saint-corentin. bay 15

the chapelle de saint-corentin altar, made goldsmith poussielque, has reliquary cabinet ( armoire reliquaire ) holding arm saint corentin. reliquary decorated bas-relief depicting jacques dhuisseau handing saint s arm bishop guillaume le prestre de lézonnet in presence of guillaume le gouverneur, bishop of saint-malo, , various clerics. arm held in crystal cylinder carried models of various bishops. chapel site of tomb , gisant of monseigneur nouvel de la flèche, benedictine monk served bishop of quimper 1872 1887. nouvel de la flèche had had yann dargent execute various frescoes in cathedral, commissioned predecessor, monseigneur sergent, had had apsidal chapel restored bigot , had had relic of saint corentin placed in saint corentin chapel. canon jean de marc hallac h buried in chapel. stained glass window relates, in 16 medallions, story of saint-corentin s life. dargent s frescoes here, placed above altar, depict angels carrying saint heaven , saint-corentin meeting saint primel. on either side of altar statues of saint corentin fish @ feet , saint primel.

the windows show connections king gradlon, saint guénolé , tudy. scenes include corentin building hermitage, praying before menhir, visiting primel, receiving gradlon, blessing of abbots guénolé , tudy, on deathbed still blessing clerics , funeral. plaque nearby reminds of legend relates how saint-corentin fed himself fish fountain. each day caught fish, ate half of , threw rest in fountain. next day able catch fish again whole.