The Parish Church of St Brelade with St Aubin on the Hill wall paintings
Wiki Only a few monastic chapels survived the destruction of over fifty others at the hands of the Reformers in the 16th century. This is one of the few remaining with the exception of some Manorial Chapels, and those at La Hougue Bie. The name of the chapel is the Chapelle-ès-Pêcheurs, and it was originally thought to be associated with the fishing guilds existing in the Island.[2] More convincingly, Warwick Rodwell has suggested that "pêcheurs" (fishermen) is a corruption of " pécheurs" (sinners); this agrees with his archaeological investigations which show the chapel to have been a "chantry chapel", a chapel funded by a local family to say masses for the souls of the dead. There is no evidence of "fishing guilds". The walls of this ancient chapel are reputed to date from the middle of the 6th century; some authorities give a later date.
Size: 4896px × 3264px
Location: St Brelade's Parish Church, Saint Brelade, Bailiwick of Jersey, United Kingdom UK
Photo credit: © Gordon Shoosmith / Alamy / Afripics
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