Man admitted to heaven for single act of charity

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Man admitted to heaven for single act of charity.

Rewards and punishments. · Nature of rewards. · Religious rewards. · view the constellation · filed as Q172.2

Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

IrishBeal XXI 330
SpanishKeller, Espinosa Jr. No. 182
JewishNeuman.
general Herbert III 328 No. 9

Within the index

Filed under Reward: admission to heaven.

1 finer motif beneath it

The rich man's trial in heaven. A piece of bread given to a beggar is placed on the scales

Filed beside it

Fairy minstrel asks admission to heaven as reward for playing for saint. (Cf. F262.3.)Rewards in heaven Child taken to heaven: offers food to crucifix Man admitted to heaven as reward for penance. (Cf. Q520.)Palace being built in heaven for pious king Numerous sinners to go to heaven as reward for man's writing hymn. (Cf. Q35.)Heaven as reward for renouncement of long life Man admitted to heaven for remitting tribute. (Cf. Q42.7.)Mother of saint admitted to heaven Deification as reward

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