The Cathedral of Saint Bavo, was built in Haarlem, the Netherlands by the Catholics in 1898 after the Sint-Bavokerk was converted to Protestantism in 1578. Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... by Jan Adriaensz. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ...
Bishop Bottemanne started the planning for building a new cathedral in 1893. Pierre Cuypers made the first design of the church, but his son, Joseph Cuypers, became the architect.
Construction started in 1895 and on April 1, 1898 the cathedral was opened. In the years 1902 - 1906 construction continued.
Due to shortage of money the construction of the towers was prosponed until 1927.
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Official website of the Cathedral of Saint Bavo (http://www.rkbavo.nl)
The SaintBavoCathedral (also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, or the Dutch Sint Baafskathedraal) is the seat of the diocese of Ghent.
The building is based upon the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, a primarily wooden construction; it was consecrated in 942 by Transmarus, Bishop of Tournai and Noyon.
The cathedral is noted for the Ghent Altarpiece in its Joost Vijd chapel.
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