Editing Gavinus (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Fontana di Rosello.JPG|thumb|San Gavino atop the [[Fountain of the Rosello|Fontana di Rosello]], Sassari]]
The well-known [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church of San Gavino in [[Gavoi]] is dedicated to him, as is the town of [[San Gavino Monreale]], and a number of communes in Corsica.<ref name=borrelli/>

The 11th-century [[Basilica of San Gavino]] in Porto Torres, is also dedicated to this saint. It was built by Comita or Gomida, Judge of Torres, and contains the [[relics]], not only of Gavinus, but also of his companions, Protus and Januarius.<ref>[https://www.greatsardinia.com/en/places-to-visit/churches/basilica-of-st-gavinus/ "Basilica of St. Gavinus", Great Sardinia]</ref> According to legend, Gavinus appeared to Comita and requested he build the church. The relics of the saints were discovered in the crypt 1614.