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Various prophecies connected with saints (or holy men).

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Other prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M364

Scholars’ trail — 2 references (open)

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.

  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Jewish *Neuman.
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Filed under Other prophecies.

11 finer motifs beneath it
Prophecy: saint's monastery will be persecuted Prophecy: remission of tax through endeavor of saint Prophecy: saint will succeed in conversion Place of saint's resurrection prophesied Prophecy: vicinity in which saint lost tooth will be deserted by heathen Prophecy: rainbow will appear at saint's death Coming (birth) of saint prophesied. (Cf. M363.1.2.) Prophecy: miraculous removal of saint's bones Hero prophesies that one-half of the churches in Ireland shall be named for Ciaran Destruction and rebuilding of church foreseen by saint Everyone buried in saint's soil shall go to heaven
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Fated hero. Only certain hero will succeed in exploit Prophecy: death of ruler to insure victory Coming of religious leader prophesied. (Cf. M300.1.) Prophecy: eternal peace in an early death or long troublesome life. (Cf. M369.7.) Prophecy: hero may win lady's love but die early. Chooses this rather than long life without her Prophecy: immunity from certain types of death Prophecy: punishment for misappropriation of property Miscellaneous prophecies

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