The constellation
V140 Sacred relics
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- Angel reveals (buried) relics to saint · V140.1 entry
- Saint's relics miraculously recovered · V140.2 entry
- A cow licks the stone under which the secreted body of saint is buried · V140.3 entry
- Testing the authenticity of relics: bones are cast into fire; with great noise they jump away from the flames · V140.4 entry
- Possession of relic brings prosperity, its loss sickness · V141 entry
- Devout possessor of false relics miraculously receives authentic ones · V142 entry
- Saint's bones for lack of worship remove themselves from church. (Cf. D1641.) · V143 entry
- Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics · V144 entry