Testing the authenticity of relics: bones are cast into fire; with great noise they jump away from the flames — Mythoi

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Testing the authenticity of relics: bones are cast into fire; with great noise they jump away from the flames.

Religion. · Religious edifices and objects. · Sacred relics. · view the constellation · filed as V140.4

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general *Loomis White Magic 92.

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Filed under Sacred relics.

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Angel reveals (buried) relics to saint Saint's relics miraculously recovered A cow licks the stone under which the secreted body of saint is buried Possession of relic brings prosperity, its loss sickness Devout possessor of false relics miraculously receives authentic ones Saint's bones for lack of worship remove themselves from church. (Cf. D1641.) Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics

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