From the 14th century when the church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built, St. Nicholas became the protector of sailors and merchants. It was only in 1885 that Amsterdam officially built a St. Nicholas Church, the central church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amsterdam, which is facing the port and above the gate there is a statue of St. Nicholas looking down at the sea. It's like protecting the ships that come and go.
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From the 14th century when the church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built, St. Nicholas became the protector of sailors and merchants. It was only in 1885 that Amsterdam officially built a St. Nicholas Church, the central church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amsterdam, which is facing the port and above the gate there is a statue of St. Nicholas looking down at the sea. It's like protecting the ships that come and go.