Nicholas of Myra: The Story of Saint Nicholas - The Legend Begins (9179)

Drama, Family, History

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Matthew Mesler, Michael Dentico, Jamie Welsh…

In New York City, December 1822, Dr. Clement Moore - a professor of world literature - is inspired to pen a whimsical Christmas poem for his young children. Influenced by the lore of Old World culture, Moore crafts his poem into a magical tale about a kind and generous gift-bearer that secretly visits homes on Christmas Eve. It is while musing about this mythical character that Moore first learns of the ancient legend of a gift-giver from the Greco-Roman Era - one that he comes to believe may be the origin of all the similar myths throughout the world. What he finds is a story that ironically would one day be lost to the lore he was about to create. Moore soon discovers the surprising tale of Nicholas, a boy who was born to Greek parents in the city of Patara during the latter part of the Third Century A.D., on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Orphaned as a teenager, Nicholas inherits his father's vast and secret fortune, a catalyst to a journey of self-discovery that one day leads him to the city of Myra. There he comes to live a dual life, as a devout bishop by day and an anonymous gift-bearer by night. Few people know of the many legends that surround his namesake, even fewer