The '''Saint Bavo Cathedral''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Sint-Bavokathedraal'') is the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Cathedral]] of the Bishopric of [[Ghent]]. The first indications of a first church on this site date back to the year 942 AD. The Cathedral has a large and impressive crypt beneath that is free to visit. By the middle of the 16th century it had more or less its current exterior look and in 1559 the diocese of Ghent was founded and the church became a cathedral. | The '''Saint Bavo Cathedral''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Sint-Bavokathedraal'') is the [[Roman Catholic]] [[Cathedral]] of the Bishopric of [[Ghent]]. The first indications of a first church on this site date back to the year 942 AD. The Cathedral has a large and impressive crypt beneath that is free to visit. By the middle of the 16th century it had more or less its current exterior look and in 1559 the diocese of Ghent was founded and the church became a cathedral. |