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.

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Type: Monastery
Description: abbey located in Finistère, in France
Also known as: “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

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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

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-4.77137° or 4° 46′ 17″ west

Inception

11th century

Open location code

8CWQ86HH+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33092585

OpenStreetMap feature

building=monastery

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

GeoNames ID

12534526

Wikidata 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 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: “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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