St. Donatian's Cathedral

Located on the Burg, one of the main squares in the city,[1][2][3] it was the largest church in Bruges.

The cathedral was destroyed in 1799[1] in the wake of the dissolution of the Diocese of Bruges during the aftermath of the French Revolution.

St Donatian's Church (Dutch: Sint-Donaaskerk) was built by Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, c. 950 AD,[4] in order to house the relics of Saint Donatian that had been brought to Bruges in c. 870 AD by monks from Torhout.

St Donatian's Church became a cathedral following the installation of the first Bishop of Bruges in 1562.

[4] [note 1] St. Donatian's was destroyed in 1799 by occupying forces of the French First Republic.