A work of art in the heart of a church. Odorico and the Church of the Holy Trinity in Tinténiac

Before we explore this work, let’s first talk about the church that houses this nugget.

The Church of the Holy Trinity was built by architect Arthur Regnault in the early 20th century.The monumentality of the church is remarkable, with its detached gables of different heights and sizes, roofs with varying pitches, octagonal lantern tower, twenty bell towers, round-arched bays.The interior features a magnificent high altar in the shape of a kiosk. Charles Lorin, a famous Chartres glassmaker, created the stained glass windows, between arabesques and medallions, representing the virtues and the sacrament.

Go around to contemplate the original building, the vestiges of the past are present as the mark of Tinténiac’s heritage.

A number of very interesting features from the old church have been re-employed, such as, on the east side, the 15th-century nave door and the large stained glass window in the chevet of the old church, or the 1555 mortuary door in the square, given to the parish by Admiral Gaspard de Coligny.

We invite you to come in and take a few minutes, pausing silently in the pews of this church. Admire the floral decoration of the high altar, a mosaic motif designed and created by Odorico. He also decorated the tiers and the dome with his art. Your eyes will be caught by the colours offered by this décor: blue, green, red and even more: gold!
The colours and details are remarkable and you can see here all the work done by the artist. What’s more, the white stone arcades and balconies blend with the fine gilding of the décor.

The luminosity of this place envelops us and we are invited to an inner exploration.

Considered to be one of the most remarkable 19th-century churches in the département, the Church of the Holy Trinity was listed as a Historic Monument of France in 2016.

For photo lovers, you’ll be delighted with all the detail this Church of the Holy Trinity has to offer.