Saint will drink only milk of cow milked by faithful woman

Motif

Saint will drink only milk of cow milked by faithful woman.

Religion. · Sacred persons. · Saints. · view the constellation · filed as V229.2.3

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.

Irish mythCross.

Within the index

Filed under Sanctity of saints.

1 finer motif beneath it

Saint as baby refuses to take mother's breast on Wednesdays and Fridays

Filed beside it

Saintly babe repeatedly found with arms extended in form of cross Saintly babe disgorges unclean food Baptism of a wonder child is accompanied by a variety of phenomena Place of saint's martyrdom perpetually green Martyrs emit milk instead of blood from their wounds Flowers grow on graves from the mouths or hearts of holy persons. (Cf. E631.1.)Saint's body remains unspoiled in the earth for a long time Tombs of saints distill oil Stones answer "Amen" after saint's preaching Miracle saves saint from unjust censure Extraordinary longevity of saints Saint promises to return from heaven

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