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behind, are gorgeously carved, coloured and gilt, and extend to the roof.
The painted-glass windows are the gifts of various persons. At the
entrance of the churchyard is a Renaissance porch, or triumphal arch,
dated 1581, with a sculpture representing St. Thegonnec, a bullock and car
by his side. Adjoining, is the ossuary, or reliquary, bearing the date
1676, also in the same elaborate style, destitute of bones, but having
below a crypt containing a group of life-sized figures representing the
Entombment, with this inscription:--

"Tu le vois mort, pecheur, ce Dieu qui t'a fait naitre:
Sa mort est ton ouvrage, et devient ton appui.
A ce trait de bonte, tu dois au moins vivre pour lui."

In the churchyard is also a calvary; the name given to those monumental
sculptures peculiar to Brittany, consisting of the crucifix, surrounded by
the chief witnesses of the crucifixion, together with minor groups
representing passages in the life of our Saviour. This calvary, executed
in Kersanton stone, is dated 1610; the numerous figures are all in the
grotesque costume of the period, with ruffs, toquets, trained gowns, and
scalloped jackets.

[Illustration: 23. Calvary, Guimiliau.]

We took a carriage for Guimiliau, passing on our road to the left, a
grotto. The church of Guimiliau partly dates from the Renaissance; it has
a finely sculptured porch, and contains within carvings of great beauty;
the pulpit, supported on a column, is dated 1677; the organ-loft is
enriched with splendid bas-reliefs in oak panels,--one represents a
triumphal march, after Le Brun, the others, King David and St. Cecilia.
But the grand monumental carving is the magnificent baptistery or
baptismal font, surmounted by a baldachin or canopy, supported by eight
twisted columns interlaced with vines, grapes and flowers, with graceful
little birds pecking the fruit. On the top of the canopy is a dolphin, and
above, two figures of Fame, trumpet-mouthed, surmounted by a royal crown
and the letters S. V. This baptistery and the organ-loft are both in the
style of Louis XIV., and are said to have cost 30,000 francs. In the
churchyard are a triumphal arch and a reliquary, both inferior to those of
St. Thegonnec, but the calvary of Guimiliau is one of the most extensive
in Brittany. It is of the sixteenth century. It consists of a solid
platform, ascended by a staircase, and raised upon arches; upon it,
sculptured in Kersanton stone, are the thr