“I carved cypress, it’s quite fast”, in Moëlan-sur-Mer, François Mantirelli delivered two statues for the forgiveness of the Saint-Pierre chapel

Art in the chapel, the annual forgiveness of the parish of Moëlan-sur-Mer will give a fine example this Sunday, June 29, 2025, at 10:30 am at the Saint-Pierre chapel in Kerglouanou, the parishioners will discover two new statues, Saint Moë who will join the church of the town after his blessing during the Sunday mass, and the Virgin and the child who will remain. Moreover, It was the sculptor François Mantilleri who proposed his wooden creations dressed in painting by Marie-Laure Pelletier.

This saint of Irish origin of the 6th century would have inspired the name of the commune of the. Similarly, South Finistère. Therefore, The sculptor Kito has already produced a representation in the Valley of Saints in Carnoët. Therefore, a source of inspiration for his colleague Moëlanais sensitized instead by his neighbor Bernard Picol.

“There are not so many documents on “i carved cypress, it’s quite Moë,” emphasizes the septuagenarian from Saint-Jean-de-Gonville, installed for 12 years in the town. Nevertheless, I carved cypress, it’s quite fast, I took between one and two months. Meanwhile, I placed fish at his feet, because Saint-Pierre is the patron saint of fishermen. Furthermore, I’ve been sculpt for a long time since very young. In addition, ”

“Individuals have made orders to me” – "i carved cypress, it's quite

Long based near the Swiss border on the Geneva side. this retiree worked professionally with the task in cemeteries and for the restoration of heritage. “I worked on historic monuments to restore like the Music Conservatory. the Théâtre de Genève,” recalls the adopted Finistère, a follower of the leisure boat. I was the best worker in France in stone sculpture with a reproduction to the one-tenth in 1992. I learned to the fine arts in Geneva, during the evening. Additionally, I worked part-time to do lots of things. ”

François Mantilleri shares his “pleasure” with his neighbors of Kergoulouet. including Bernard Picol, to the point of having created totems on the village square. This Aindinois with an accent who does not betray his origins also embellished his garden. his workshop, his house and an exhibition hall, an open book from his personal career where wood and stone sculptures rub shoulders.

“When we put the totems in the village, individuals made me orders,” smiles this discreet. I stay in the figurative, I made a series of reliefs and even made small figureheads. Recently. I started a self -portrait on green wood, it is more “i carved cypress, it’s quite tender, it must now dry before I finalize it. ” Its center is hollowed out so that the wood is cracking. the same process was respected for the sculptures of the Saint-Pierre chapel.

For manager Robert Doaré. Fanch Gouyec, it is blessed bread for the parish of Saint-Mélaine. François Mantilleri will participate the Mass of Pardon de la Chapelle Saint-Pierre of good quality. where a hundred people are expected on Sunday morning. When great minds meet.