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St.-Baafskathedraal<br> Sightseeing in Ghent picture - The 'Cathedral of Saint Baaf' has its origin in a chapel founded in 942 and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, the oldest patron saint of the trading city. The emperor Charles was baptised in this still incompleted church. In 1550, he granted it a sum of money in order to provide the church with arched windows filled with stained glass.
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The 'Cathedral of Saint Baaf' has its origin in a chapel founded in 942 and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, the oldest patron saint of the trading city. The emperor Charles was baptised in this still incompleted church. In 1550, he granted it a sum of money in order to provide the church with arched windows filled with stained glass.
Western Europe
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