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(St. Nicolaasplaats)

Sint Nicolaas

Saint Nicholas

(4th century)
Bishop of Myra, patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students
(Wikipedia)

c. 1709

Description

Pump with column with on top a statue of St. Nicholas with a book and three children in a barrel.

Sources & Information

Wim Strecker et al., Madonna en heiligenbeelden in de Antwerpse binnenstad (Antwerpen: Voor Kruis en Beeld vzw/BAI, 2010), nr. 114 (zie ook Website).

Locatie (N 51°13'12" - E 4°24'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bean009; Photograph: 25 March 2011
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