Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre
The Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre is a former Breton monastery, whose ruins are found in the territory of what is now the commune of Plougonvelin on Pointe Saint-Mathieu, in the département of Finistère.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: abbey located in Finistère, in France
- Also known as: “Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre” and “Abbaye Saint-Mathieu-de-Fine-Terre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse Saint Mathieu and Mémorial des marins morts pour la France.
Lighthouse Saint Mathieu
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Pointe Saint-Mathieu in Plougonvelin, around Brest in Finistère. The lighthouse is open to the public.
Mémorial des marins morts pour la France
Memorial
Mémorial des marins morts pour la France is situated 170 metres northwest of Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Lochrist
Church
Photo: Touam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Lochrist is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Conquet.
Le Conquet
Village
Photo: Llorenzi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Conquet is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. This is the westernmost town of mainland France. Only three island towns—Ouessant, Île-Molène and Ile de Sein—are farther west. Le Conquet is situated 3½ km north of Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre.
Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, building, ruins, historic site, and religion
- Location: Plougonvelin, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.32994° or 48° 19′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.77137° or 4° 46′ 17″ westInception
11th centuryOpen location code
8CWQ86HH+XFOpenStreetMap ID
way 33092585OpenStreetMap feature
building=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsGeoNames ID
12534526Wikidata ID
Q2633713
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Slovak—“Abbey of Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Abati Lokmazhe Penn-ar-Bed”
- Breton: “Abati Lokmazhe”
- Catalan: “Abadia de Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- Czech: “Klášter Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- Dutch: “Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- French: “Abbaye de Fineterre en Saint-Mathieu”
- French: “abbaye de Saint-Mathieu”
- French: “abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- French: “Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- French: “ancienne abbaye Saint-Mathieu-de-Fine-Terre de Plougonvelin”
- German: “Abtei Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- Italian: “abbazia Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- Italian: “Abbazia Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
- Russian: “Аббатство святого Матфея в Фин-Терр”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre”
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