Dirinon Parish close

[4] The name Dirinon is derived from the Breton "diri" which means an oak (chênes) and Sainte Nonne.

The gisant marking the tomb depicts the saint laying full length with a book in her hands.

Much later this statue was used for the depiction of the "Holy Father" which formed part of the "Trinité" altarpiece.

It stands to the north-east of the Sainte-Nonne chapel and, therefore, south-east of the church, the traditional place for a calvary to be located.

The two lancets in the left side of the window recall the welcome given by the local people to Sainte Nonne and her son Divy shown here being baptised, whilst the two lancets on the right side show the saint taking her son to a monastery where she is greeted by an abbot and two monks.

In the Our Lady and Saint Non's chapel in St Davids in Wales a stained glass window dating to 1934 celebrates her arrival in Brittany with her son.

In the interior of the church roof are several paintings of saints executed between 1856 and 1858, by the painter Jean-Louis Nicolas.

Painted in 1715 and restored in 1857 by Jean-Louis Nicolas, this work depicts the last judgement ("jugement dernier") and features the Holy Trinity and the four evangelists recognized by their attributes.

The sablière is a horizontal wooden beam running along the top of a wall where it joins the roof.