Sep 272008
![[Saint Bavo of Ghent]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-bavo-of-ghent/saint-bavo-of-ghent-01.jpg "187kb jpg detail of a painting of Saint Bavo of Ghent, Hieronymous Bosch, right outer wing of the Last Judgement triptych, grisaille on panel, Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna, Austria")
Also known as
- Allowin
- Bavon of Ghent
Profile
Belgian nobleman who spent a wild youth, noted for selfishness; known to have sold his servants as slaves to local noble houses. Married. Widower. Converted after hearing a sermon by Saint Amand of Maastricht. Built an abbey on his estate, called Saint Peter‘s in his day and Saint Bavo’s today. He turned it over to Saint Amand, and became a monk in the house. He finally gave his estate to the house, his belongings to the poor, and lived as a recluse in a hollow tree and later a cell in the forest near the abbey.
Born
- Ghent, Belgium
- Haarlem, Netherlands, city of
- Haalem-Amsterdam, Netherlands, diocese of
- Netherlands
- duke hunting with a falcon or hawk on his wrist
- prince giving alms in front of his palace
- hermit near hollow tree
- hermit with staff and a glove (which is probably related to falconry)
- man near a wagon
- man standing near a huge stone
- man with a purse or giving alms
- man with an angel holding a palm above him
- man with sword and scepter
- old king in armor near a book, broken tree trunk, ship, and Saint Bavo’s monastery
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Katherine Rabenstein
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Bavo of Ghent”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 August 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bavo-of-ghent/>