Religion

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• Church bell cannot be raised because silence is broken. (Cf. C401.4.) V115.1.3.1
• Church bell cannot be raised because person blasphemes. V115.1.3.2
• Girl sold for new church bell. (Cf. S210.) V115.2
• Devil buys church bell and demoralizes congregation. They have always come early before since they had no bell to announce the time. Now they wait for the bell. V115.3
• What church bells say. V115.4
• Altars. (Cf. V135.) V116
• Pulpits. V117
• Monasteries. V118
• Hell as a monastery – the devil, abbot; sinners, monks. V118.0.1
• Monastery on otherworld island. V118.1
• Subaqueous monastery. V118.2
• Submarine oratory. V118.2.1
• Images. V120
• Images and druids. V120.1
• Miraculous image of Christ impressed on napkin. Veronica. V121
• Image bars way of nun trying to escape convent to join lover. V122
• Image of Jesus descends from cross and wounds nun leaving convent. V122.1
• Image blamed by suppliant for misfortunes. V123
• God under compulsion: suppliant threatens to mutilate (crush) holy image if his wish is not fulfilled. V123.1
• Preacher criticizes the likeness of Christ exhibited in his church. Says that it is unworthy of the original. V124
• Saint hangs cowl in thornbrake as symbol of Christ on the Cross. V124.1
• Casting of image of Buddha delayed until a maniac's mite is thrown into the furnace. V125
• Image of saint speaks. V126
• Image of deity in wood (stone). (Cf. V1.11.) V127
• Motions of various kinds attributed to images. V128
• An apple is offered to a statue of the Virgin and her child. The infant reaches out and takes the fruit. V128.1
• Portraits exude oil. V128.2
• Other sacred objects connected with worship. V130
• Religious robes (vestments). V131
• Sight of holy fringe on garment restrains a man from fornication and reforms the harlot. V131.1
• White robes of druids. V131.2
• Holy water. V132
• Holy water prevents a man from committing incest with his daughter. (Cf. T411.) V132.1
• Holy water disperses demons. (Cf. D1385.) V132.2
• Holy water removes mark placed on man's face by the devil. V132.2.1
• Drinking holy water facilitates cursing. V132.3
• Holy candles. V133
• Sacred wells. V134
• Tree beside holy well. V134.0.1
• Oracles and auguries from holy well. V134.1
• Offerings to holy wells. V134.2
• Fish in water from certain well: water refuses to boil till fish are returned to well. V134.3
• Ducks in pool in church: water in which they are placed refuses to boil till ducks are restored to pool. V134.4
• Altar cloths. (Cf. F962.12.2.) V135
• Poverty-stricken couple wrap newly-born child in altar-coverings. V135.1
• Bible. V136
• Copy of gospels buried with saint. V136.1
• House of woman who launders clothes for church spared in great fire. V137
• Sacred relics. V140
• Angel reveals (buried) relics to saint. V140.1
• Saint's relics miraculously recovered. V140.2
• A cow licks the stone under which the secreted body of saint is buried. V140.3
• Testing the authenticity of relics: bones are cast into fire; with great noise they jump away from the flames. V140.4
• Possession of relic brings prosperity, its loss sickness. V141
• Devout possessor of false relics miraculously receives authentic ones. V142
• Sham relics perform miracles if faith is great. V142.1
• Saint's bones for lack of worship remove themselves from church. (Cf. D1641.) V143
• Saint's bones miraculously removed from reliquary broken in pillage. V143.1
• Relics (images) carried away return to their original church. V143.2
• Belief in miraculous powers of sacred relics. V144
• Sacred relics carried in battle to aid victory. V144.1
• The relics of saint protect horses from the attack of wild beasts. V144.2
• Sacred objects – miscellaneous. V150
• Sacred writings. V151
• Captive released because of ability to recite beginning of Genesis. (Cf. J1185.) V151.1
• Sacred persons. V200
• Flame illuminates cradle of sacred person. (Cf. H41.4.) V200.1
• God. V201
• Sacred spirits. V202
• Royal family as sacred. V205
• Third son of king possesses sacred power. V205.1
• Religious founders. V210
• Christ. V211
• Christ born from crown of Virgin's head. V211.0.1
• Christ conceived on same day He was crucified. V211.0.2
• Seventeen marvels at the birth of Christ. V211.0.3
• Christ as prophet. V211.0.4
• Christ called "druid". V211.0.5
• The Nativity of Christ. V211.1
• Air fragrant at Nativity. (Cf. V222.4.) V211.1.1
• Star shines through day of Nativity. (Cf. F961.2.) V211.1.2
• Hairy star appears before Nativity. V211.1.2.1
• Shining cloud marks place of Nativity. V211.1.3
• Vast intolerable light on night of Christ's Nativity. V211.1.3.1
• Virgin suffers no birth pangs at Christ's Nativity. V211.1.4
• Elements silent and motionless at Nativity. V211.1.5
• A "crown of thorns" among gifts given by the shepherds to Joseph, husband of Virgin Mary. V211.1.6
• Three (seven) druids come to adore infant Jesus. V211.1.7
• The Infant Jesus. V211.1.8
• Christ in form of an infant nursed by saint. V211.1.8.1
• Christ in form of an infant fondled by nuns. V211.1.8.2
• Christ as infant in mother's arms causes bare hillside to become field of wheat as protection. V211.1.8.3
• Christ on earth. V211.2
• Fiery pillar as sign of Christ's visit. (Cf. F964.0.1.) V211.2.1
• Christ disguised as leper. V211.2.1.1
• Christ disguised as beggar. V211.2.1.2
• Jesus had "dark hair and a long red beard". V211.2.1.2.1
• Christ leaves bachall after visit. (Cf. D1277.) V211.2.2
• The Crucifixion. V211.2.3
• Angel warns of Christ's danger. V211.2.3.0.1
• Smith's wife made nails for the Cross because her husband believed Christ to be a true prophet. V211.2.3.0.2
• Earth trembles at Crucifixion. V211.2.3.1
• Moon bloody at Crucifixion. (Cf. F961.3.) V211.2.3.2
• Sun darkened at Crucifixion. (Cf. F965.2.) V211.2.3.3
• Finding of the Cross. V211.3
• Construction of the Cross. V211.4
• Cross of Christ made of four kinds of wood. V211.4.1
• The five wounds of Christ. [Inadvertant duplication of Z71.3.2.] V211.5
• Blood and wine issue from wound in side of crucified Savior. V211.5.1
• Dialogue between Christ and the Virgin Mary. V211.6
• Christ's descent to hell. V211.7
• The harrowing of hell. V211.7.1
• Dialogue (debate) between Christ and Satan (at the harrowing of hell). V211.7.2
• The three bolts left on hell by Christ. V211.7.3
• Christ's resurrection (on March 27). V211.8
• Christ's ascent to Heaven (on May 5). V211.9
• Letter (message) of Christ. V211.10
• Christ sends message to voyaging clerics. V211.10.1
• Buddha. V212
• Sacred books received from Buddha in person. V212.1
• Precepts heard from Buddha in person. V212.2
• Saints. V220
• Miraculous healing by saints. V221
• Relics of saint cure disease. V221.0.1
• Oil flowing from relics has curative powers. V221.0.1.1
• The wine (water) occasionally used to bathe relics assumes healing powers. V221.0.1.2
• Shrine of saint carried around to suppress pestilence. V221.0.1.3
• Saint miraculously healed. V221.0.2
• Crippled saint miraculously receives horse and chariot. V221.0.2.1
• Miraculous healing power of saint as child. V221.0.3
• Saint cures palsy. V221.1
• Saint restores dumb man's speech. (Cf. D1507.) V221.2
• Saint cures leprosy. V221.3
• Leper cured by the kiss of a saint. V221.3.1
• Saint subdues madman. (Cf. D1508.1.) V221.4
• Saint cures frenzied animal. V221.4.0.1
• Saint's blessing sufficient to control a mad dog. V221.4.0.1.1
• Saint purifies monk with sign of the cross. (Cf. D1766.6.) V221.5
• Saint sustains man on gallows. V221.6
• Woman relieved of incurable malady by kissing letter from saint. (Cf. D1266.1.) V221.7
• Wounds cured by saint leave no scars. V221.8
• Cut off parts of body attached again by saint. V221.9
• Men with enormous and unnatural appetite cured by saint. V221.10
• Saint cures dumb person. V221.11
• Saint cures blindness. V221.12
• Miraculous manifestation acclaims saint. V222
• Birth of saint predicted by visions of miracles. V222.0.1
• Pillar of fire rises over woman pregnant with future saint. V222.0.1.1
• Saint identified by pillar of fire above her head. V222.0.1.2
• Dazzling heavenly light by day and night marks place of saint's birth. V222.0.1.3
• Angels appear above place where saint is born. V222.0.2
• Marvelous light accompanying saint. V222.1
• Supernaturally bright light marks sleeping infant saint. V222.1.0.1
• "Fair Drop" from. Heaven falls upon infant saint. V222.1.0.2
• Radiance fills church when saint dies. V222.1.1
• Hand of saint made bright by Lord's touch. Too splendid for man's sight thereafter. V222.1.2
• Column of light descends from heaven upon chosen man. V222.1.3
• Lights show where the body of saint is buried. V222.1.4
• Brake in which saint loses tooth bursts into flame. V222.2
• Choral singing accompanies saint. V222.3
• House of saint filled with fragrance. V222.4
• Aromatic smell of a saint's body. V222.4.1
• Oil bursts from ground as saint is made bishop. V222.5
• Bell sounds at approach of saint. V222.6
• Church bells ring without aid of human hands at death of holy person. V222.6.1
• Dead holy man stretches hand from tomb to honor saint. V222.7
• Holy man passes through fire for his faith. Only his clothing burns. V222.8
• Earthquake accompanies entrance of holy man into palace of heathen emperor. V222.9
• Saint falling into an abyss found perched in the branches of a tree which projected from the cliff. As soon as the man is drawn up, the tree vanishes. V222.10
• Flowers fall from saint's mouth while he speaks. (Cf. D1454.2.1.) V222.11
• Holy man restores a garden to bloom. V222.12
• Sun sends shaft of heat to cook meat given persecuted saint. V222.13
• Roses lose thorns when saint walks on them. V222.14
• Saint changes maggots in the sores of a nun into precious stones. V222.15
• Robbers who enter saint's garden to steal are caused to spade it up for him. This proves him to be saint. V222.16
• Saints have miraculous knowledge. V223
• Saint gives advice. V223.1
• Saint warns against poisoned well. V223.2
• Saint can perceive the thoughts of another man and reveal hidden sins. V223.3
• Saint helps with learning. V223.4
• Truant boy learns long lesson while asleep with head in saint's lap. V223.4.1
• Saints blessed with ability to discourse in the native idioms of the people whom they visit. V223.5
• Saint understands language of wren, fly, cat. V223.5.1
• Saint as prognosticator. V223.6
• Saint can foretell the weather. V223.6.1
• Miraculous replacement of objects (animals) for saint. V224
• Objects used as firewood for saint miraculously replaced. V224.1
• Food (animals) eaten by saint miraculously replaced. V224.2
• Animals stolen from saint miraculously replaced. V224.3
• Performing fox accidentally killed miraculously replaced for saint. V224.4
• Supply of lime for building church miraculously renewed for saint. V224.5
• Saints in several places at once. V225
• Saints as hermits. V226
• Saints have divine visitors. V227
• God gives staff of Jesus to saint. V227.1
• Immunities of saints (holy men). (Cf. D1840.) V228
• Saint immune to poisoning. V228.1
• Saint drinks poison without being injured. V228.1.1
• Anchorite immune to magician's powers. V228.2
• Saints – miscellaneous. V229