Nicholas, Bishop Of Myr Summary

The story of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra begins with his birth a long time ago in a small town called Patara (PAT-ar-ah). Nicholas was an only child adored by his mother and father. For many years, his parents were unable to have a child. Throughout that time, Nicholas’ mother had prayed to Jesus for a child to love. Eventually, his parents were blessed with the gift of Nicholas. His mother wanted to thank Jesus for giving her a son. As he was growing up, Nicholas’ mother always told him that he was a special gift from God, and he should always honor Jesus as a way to thank him.
Unfortunately, While Nicholas was still young, his parents died, leaving him an orphan. However, they left him a good deal of money as an inheritance. Remembering his mother’s teachings to always honor Jesus, Nicholas thought the best thing he could do would be to become a priest. He traveled to Myra to start his journey to priesthood as …show more content…
Nicholas found out about the poor man’s situation, and the night before the oldest daughter was about to be sold, he took some of his own money that was left to him by his parents, wrapped it into a ball in his handkerchief, snuck out to the man’s house in the dark of night when no one would see him, and threw the money into the window of the house.
The next morning, the man woke up, found the money, and used it for his daughter’s dowry and wedding. She was not sold into slavery. The man was so happy for the gift, that he asked everyone in the town who had done this wondrous deed, so he could thank them. No one in the town knew who had thrown the money into the man’s window.
Time went by, and the man’s second daughter wanted to get married. He was still down on his luck and had no money. He thought if he sold his second daughter into slavery, he would have money for his third daughter’s