The Valley of the Saints Brittany

High on a sloping hillside inward the Commune of Carnoet , inward Brittany inward northwestern French Republic , a large scale projection is underway , i that hopes to encompass the entire hillside alongside a K granite statues representing the Saints of Brittany. More than seven ,000 Saints are venerated all over Brittany , although precisely a few are officially recognized yesteryear the Roman Catholic Church. Some of them bring left their marks on the portion patch others stayed for less than a calendar month every bit they passed through Brittany. Through the effigies of these Saints , the projection aims to celebrate as well as heighten awareness of Brittany’s inter-celtic history , likewise every bit reverberate on the importance of granite inward the Bretton landscape as well as local economy.

Started inward 2008 , the projection has as well as then far seen over lx 3-meter-tall statues erected on the site donated yesteryear the municipality , which has acquired the misleading mention “the Valley of the Saints” , despite the site beingness a hill.

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Photo credit: lionel dupin/Panoramio

Each statue on The Valley of the Saints is of a Saint linked alongside local legends which inward plough are a blend of Celtic , Gallo-Roman as well as Christian culture. Thanks to the diversity of artists involved inward the projection , each statue is unique inward appearance.

The projection was initiated yesteryear Breton philosopher Philippe Abjean , as well as is funded precisely through donations yesteryear local communities as well as organizations. Anybody tin sponsor a statue , select their ain patron saint as well as require its place on the hillside. Each statue costs 12 ,000 euros to build. Ironically , given the role of the projection , virtually of the statues erected as well as then far were carved from imported Chinese granite.

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