Not long after Nicholas return from his pilgrimage, it happened that the Bishop of Myra died. The people said that the first man to enter the church the next morning was to be their new bishop. As usual Nicholas arose very early and went to the church. The people waiting there, saw him and said: “Nicholas is to be our new bishop, it is the will of God!”
Though Nicholas has thought of living a life of solitude, he decided it would be wrong to ignore what had just happened. So Nicholas accepted the will of the people and on the day of his consecration there were great celebrations in Myra.