Saint-Bavo's Cathedral - Ghent

BELLS

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

1540:  An order is placed by the Chaprter of Saint-Bavo's for the installation of 10 bells.

1636:  Monsignor Antoon Triest  (1621-1657) installs a new carillon with 25 bells in the cathedral tower.

1725:  Except for 2 bells, Monsignor Philippus-Erard van der Noot
(1694-1730) orders the refound of the carillon into 39 bells.

1797:  The carillon bells are put out of order by the French. As soon as the bell robbery stops, the bells are given up by  the church as a compensation for the payment that the French called out.

1803:  Final sale of the bells

Today: the cathedral tower contains 7 bells.

BELLS

1. BAVO
(Gis-0) Weight 5.500 kg ; diameter 1,94m. This, patched up, bass bell originates form the old carrilon (1636).

2. MARIA
(Ais-0) Weight  4.000 kg ; founded by Delcourt in 1636 ; bell of the original carillon.

3. KOORMISKLOK
(g-1)  Founded by Pauwels, this bell was part of the 18th century carillon.

4. ANGELUSKLOK
(a-1) Weight 485 kg ; founded by Pauwels, this bell was part of the 18th century carillon

5. ANONYMOUS
(cis-2)  Founder anonymous ; bell has no date in it.

6. CAROLUS
(fis-2) Weight  800 kg

Inscription
    front side:
    JESUS CHRISTUS SALVATOR MUNDI DUX VITAE MORTUUS REGNAT VIVUS

    back side:
    TER VROME GEDACHTENIS VAN MGR KAREL-JUSTINUS CALLEWAERT 27STE BISSCHOP VAN GENT
    1948-1963
    ME FEC FR SERGEYS ET J FILIUS EJUS LOVANII 1964

7. ANONYMOUS
b-2) Dates from 1958,  founded by Horacantus-Eijsbouts