ID: 901002138 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002138	Record Type: Religion/Mythology/Legend

	Legend of Saint Bavo (Christian iconography)

Note: Narratives about Saint Bavo, who lived in the 7th century. He is most often shown in Christian art as a knight with a sword and falcon. A popular scene is his conversion to Christianity.considered the patron saint of falconry.

Names:

	Legend of Saint Bavo (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P)
	Legend of Baaf, Saint (Christian iconography) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Legend of Saint Bavo (Christian iconography) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative cycle
	.....(visual works groupings, object groupings by specific context, object groupings, Object Groupings and Systems (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... saint
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Ghent
	.....(East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Europe) (TGN)

	actor is .... Bavo of Ghent, Saint (Frankish noble and saint, 622-659)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Legend of Saint Bavo (Christian iconography)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)
	Legend of Baaf, Saint (Christian iconography)
	................Grove Art Online (2008-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Grove Art Online (2008-)
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)