The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is the largest church in the Dutch city of Haarlem. It is dedicated to Saint Bavo. It is built in the Gothic style of architecture and started its life as a Catholic church. It has been a cathedral from 1559 until it was confiscated in 1578 and converted to Protestantism. Subsequently a new Catholic cathedral known as the Cathedral of Saint Bavo was built in Haarlem. Until 1831 graves were made in the church. A local story is that there's a grave of a child who us… (More on Sint-bavokerk)