Sint-Bavokerk

The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is the largest church in the Dutch city of Haarlem. It is dedicated to Saint Bavo.

Related Topics:
Dutch - Haarlem - Saint Bavo

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It started its life as a Catholic church and became a cathedral in 1559, but was confiscated in 1578 and converted to Protestantism. It was built in the Gothic style of architecture.

Related Topics:
Catholic - Cathedral - 1578 - Protestantism - Gothic - Architecture

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Until 1831 graves were made in the church. A local story is that there is a grave of a child that used to hit his mother. After a while his hand started to grow above his grave, and a copper plate had to be installed on the grave to stop the hand from growing.

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