Bavo | |
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 Saint Bavo with falcon and sword, by Geertgen tot Sint Jans, late 15th century | |
| Born | Allowin 622 Hesbaye, Kingdom of the Franks |
| Died | 653 Ghent, Kingdom of the Franks |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | October 1 |
| Attributes | Greaves, other military or aristocratic garb, falcon, sword |
| Patronage | Ghent, Diocese of Ghent, Haarlem, Lauwe |
Saint Bavo of Ghent (also known as Bavon, Allowin, Bavonius,[1] Baaf; AD 622–659) is a Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint. He exchanged a dissolute lifestyle for that of a missionary under the guidance of Saint Amand.
- ^ Tait, William (1840). Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. W. Tait. p. 298.