Holy wells
The sacred fountains of Brittany are the living tears of the Earth, born where the visible brushes against the invisible.
Springing up in the hollows of woods, at the foot of chapels or standing stones, they are the points of emergence of an ancient memory, where water becomes prayer, healing, and passage. Charged with the intentions of centuries past, they still resonate with Celtic offerings, Druidic chants, and purification rituals.
Each spring is a guardian—a messenger between worlds, aligned with telluric currents and cosmic energies. By plunging one's hands into them, one washes the soul; by murmuring a wish, one calls the universe to bear witness.
They are part of a sacred network, a mesh of conscious water that silently watches over the balance of life.
Fountain of Devotion of Saint-Cado
The Saint-Cado devotional fountain, located on the eponymous island in Belz, Morbihan, is a place steeped in spirituality and legend. Built in the 18th century, it is regularly submerged by high tide, symbolizing the union between the fresh waters of the spring and the salt waters of the sea. Surmounted by a Celtic cross, it is dedicated to Saint Cado, a 6th-century Welsh monk renowned for his miracles and devotion.
Saint-Quirin Fountain
The Saint-Quirin Fountain, located in Saint-Quirin in Moselle, is a place steeped in spirituality and legend. Built in the 18th century, it is dedicated to Saint Quirin, a 2nd-century Christian martyr. According to tradition, the waters of this fountain possessed miraculous properties, particularly for curing skin diseases, hearing disorders, and vision problems. Pilgrims would go there to wash in the basin and drink the water, hoping to obtain a healing or a divine blessing.
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A Templar Foundation in the Heart of Brittany
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Around 1200, the Knights Templar, the military and religious order founded to protect pilgrims on the roads to Santiago de Compostela, established a priory in Lizio, on one of the routes leading to Compostela. This priory included a chapel dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, venerated particularly in the Sinai Desert, and a devotional fountain. Lizio's strategic location, near a Roman road, made it an important crossing point for medieval pilgrims.