Statue of Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas) at the St-Nicolaasplaats in Antwerp. The statue was erected in 1707. The statue recounts the legend how a terrible famine struck a Greek island and a malicious butcher lured three little children into his house, where he slaughtered and butchered them, placing their remains in a barrel to cure, planning to sell them off as ham. Saint Nicholas, visiting the region to care for the hungry, not only saw through the butcher's horrific crime but also resurrected the three boys from the barrel by his prayers.