Exceptional set of granite SCULPTED STONES and CUT STONES from the galleries of the CLOITER of the former monastery of the Dames bénédictines du Calvaire, founded in Saint-Brieuc in 1626. According to our estimates, it comprises : - 19 square-section pillar-columns adorned with moldings. Height: 147 cm. Width: 43 cm (one broken into two parts). - One corner pillar-column - Approx. 330 ashlars - Approx. 29 entablature stones, or sablières, for a total length of approx. 20 m. On this basis, we estimate that 18 complete semicircular arches can be reassembled, and that 17 appear without supporting pillars. Total arcade height: 254 cm excluding entablature. Width including pillars: 240 cm. These measurements were taken from the masonry arches reassembled on the site behind the Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Espérance in Saint-Brieuc. M. Le Méhauté's plan shows that some of the arches were wider or narrower. With the blessing of the Bishop of Saint-Brieuc, Mgr Le Porc de La Porte, the convent of the Benedictine nuns of Calvaire was founded in 1626, between the city walls and rue Saint-Benoît. The complex features a quadrilateral cloister, as is generally customary. Peaceful prayer life continued here until the French Revolution. As the Benedictine nuns had declared their desire "to live and die under the rule they had given themselves", they were persecuted by the Republic. In 1793, their movable property was seized and sold, and their buildings confiscated. Courthouse, military barracks, cinema hall, school... Many different uses were made of the buildings. A fire in 1956, which ravaged the chapel and a number of other buildings, brought things to a head. The town hall wanted a sports hall, so it was decided to do away with the cloister. Architect André Le Méhauté was given the task. In August 1959, he drew up an "analytical study" of the 17th-century building, and proceeded "very carefully" to dismantle it in 1964. Part of the ensemble, comprising 13 aracades, was reassembled in a building complex behind the Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Espérance in Saint-Brieuc. The rest of the stones were stored in a vacant lot, then sold to a private individual in the early 2000s. The latter objected to the parcelling out of what he saw as a whole, and bought the whole lot. He deposited the fruit of his rescue on his farm not far from Corlay, where it remains to this day. The son of this late lover of Breton heritage shares this spirit. That's why we've decided to present it in its entirety. However, we were unable to formally guarantee what this wonderful four-hundred-year-old pile of stones might look like when reassembled. It is therefore offered here for sale with a starting price of €5,000.