- When the Diocese of Ghent was founded in 1559, the church became its Cathedral. The church of Saint Bavo was also the site of the baptism of Charles V.
- The cathedral is home to a number of world-famous paintings including Ruben's "The Conversion of St. Bavo" and the "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" by the...
- About Saint Bavo’s Cathedral: This Cathedral is as much art museum as Cathedral. ... The Mystic Lamb in Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium.
- Ghent's Saint Bavo's Cathedral has gone through a millennium of struggles to become a grand gothic temple with a rare art collection to boot.
- In addition to the Ghent Altarpiece, there are 21 other altars in the cathedral. St. Bavo's Cathedral can be called a treasury, where sacred works of art are collected.
- The Saint Bavo Cathedral (also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, or the Dutch Sint Baafskathedraal) is the seat of the diocese of Ghent.
- The history of Saint Bavo Cathedral is closely connected with the history of the city of Ghent. The original St. Jan's Church, from which the earliest sources date...
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- St Bavo’s Cathedral is the oldest parish church in the lively heart of Ghent. It stands on the site of a 10th century church and a 12th century Romanesque church.
- One of the world’s greatest art treasures is at home in Ghent. The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the van Eyck brothers stands proudly in St. Bavo’s Cathedral...