Penance of priest saves him from devil. The priest, who sold his soul to the devil, orders his servant to cut him (alive) up into pieces, to crucify him on a tree (and the like), thus saves his soul from the devils

Motif

Penance of priest saves him from devil. The priest, who sold his soul to the devil, orders his servant to cut him (alive) up into pieces, to crucify him on a tree (and the like), thus saves his soul from the devils.

Deceptions. · Deceptive bargains. · Deception in payment of debt. · Devil cheated of his promised soul. · view the constellation · filed as K218.6

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

LithuanianBalys Index No. 3267, Legends Nos. 405–409.

Within the index

Filed under Devil cheated by religious or magic means. Missouri French: Carrière.

Filed beside it

Devil cheated by having priest draw a sacred circle about the intended victim Devil cheated of his victim by boy having a bible under his arm Devil cheated when his victim becomes a priest Devil cheated of promised soul by intervention of Virgin Mary The picture of the Virgin Mary saves the priest Devil is unable to take man contracted to him when friends pray over the corpse

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