Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics — Mythoi

Motif

Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics.

Religion. · Religious edifices and objects. · Sacred relics. · view the constellation · filed as V144

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Sacred relics.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Sacred relics carried in battle to aid victory The relics of saint protect horses from the attack of wild beasts

Filed beside it

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

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