1. Bishop Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel, referred to as Bishop Myriel or Monseigneur Bienvenu, is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables.
10 Facts About Bishop Myriel
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Bishop Myriel continues to act like a common, compassionate, country priest, generally known by the name "Monseigneur Bienvenu".
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Bishop Myriel moved into the small town hospital, so that the episcopal palace could be used as a hospital and keeps only a tenth of his salary for himself, spending the rest on alms.
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Bishop Myriel once accompanied a condemned man to the scaffold, after the village priest refused to do so.
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Bishop Myriel chastises Valjean for not taking the silver candlesticks as well.
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In divesting himself of his silver, Bishop Myriel invests in Valjean.
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Since the original publication of Les Miserables in 1862, the character of Bishop Myriel has been in a large number of adaptations in numerous types of media based on the novel, such as books, films, musicals, plays and games.
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All of Bishop Myriel's history is omitted, and he is not mentioned by name after his encounter with Valjean, though his act of kindness toward Valjean guides the character throughout the show.
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Bishop Myriel appears in the show's prologue and after Valjean is caught with his possessions having taken him in from the street he sees the opportunity to impart his values unto the protagonist.
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Bishop Myriel explains to Valjean that his act of mercy was for a greater cause, instructs Valjean to use the silver "to become an honest man", and says that he has bought Valjean's soul for God.