Histoire de Saint-Bavon et de la crypte de Saint-Jean - Van Lokeren, August (Ghent Hebbelynck, 1855)
Saint Bavo of Ghent (birth name Allowyn, Latin Allowinus) was born around 589 in Hesbaye and died on 1 October 659 in Ghent (now Belgium). He was a trader in pictorial plants, a local speciality. The patron saint of Ghent, Haarlem and Wilrijk, he is commemorated liturgically on 1 October.
Keywords: Sint-Baafskathedraal (Ghent, Belgium); Religion; Catholicism; History; Ghent (Belgium)