Search for confessor. Great sinner sent from one confessor to another. All say that his sins are too great for forgiveness. Finally he succeeds — Mythoi

Motif

Search for confessor. Great sinner sent from one confessor to another. All say that his sins are too great for forgiveness. Finally he succeeds.

Religion. · Religious services. · Confession of sins. · view the constellation · filed as V29.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish O'Suilleabhain 46, 48, Beal XXI 317.
general *Type 756C
general **Andrejev FFC LIV 28ff.

Within the index

Filed under Confession – miscellaneous motifs.

Filed beside it

Monks shrive selves clean under threat of complete exposure of their sins by brother possessed of fiend Miracle attests fact that man does not need to confess. He hangs his sack on a sunbeam Sodomist makes sport of confession Unnecessary for husband to confess as his wife has already done it for him Penitent brings manuscript of sins to confession Confessor and penitent exchange confidences. Balance sins and cancel wrongs The devil goes to confession. Performs very severe penance, but cannot bear to humble himself and to stoop before the altar. (Cf. G303.16.9.) Extortionate confessor demands golden statue

Carried in tale types

The Two Sinners (previously The Greater Sinner) · ATU 756C 4 recorded variants

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