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• Holy god. A102.7
• Cloth from goddess, when spread by holy man over a spot, causes water to spring from earth. A941.5.6
• Springs from beneath magic (holy) object. A941.7
• Stream from under holy of holies in temple. A941.7.3
• Footprints of holy man are still seen in stone where he stood to preach. A972.1.3
• Why stones no longer grow: punishment for injuring foot of holy person. A975.1.1
• Holy Land not ravaged by deluge. A1005.3
• Man created from spittle of holy person. A1263.4
• Holy day established on seventh day. A1541.4.0.1
• Origin of worship from holy books. A1546.5
• Origin of commemorative religious meal (to memorialize death or actions of ancestor or holy person). A1549.1
• Adder harmful to holy person transformed to blindworm. (Cf. A1710, A1730, A2231.7.) A2145.5
• Animal blessed for helping holy fugitive. (Cf. A2231.7.1.) A2221.5
• Animal characteristics: punishment for working on holy day. A2231.3
• Animal harmful to holy person cursed. A2231.7
• Animal cursed for betraying holy fugitive. (Cf. A2221.5.) A2231.7.1
• Beetle cursed for betraying Holy Family on way to Egypt; beetle now has its eyes always on the ground. A2231.7.1.1
• Animal cursed for refusing to carry holy fugitive across stream. (Cf. A2371.2.1.) A2231.7.2
• Why stork is holy. (Cf. A2221.5.) A2541.2
• Plants originate from experience of holy person. A2620
• Plants from tread of holy person. A2621
• Origin of plant from staff of holy person. A2624
• Willow shelters Holy Family: becomes weeping willow. (Cf. A2681.1.) A2632.1
• Plant blessed for helping holy fugitive. A2711.3
• Plant punished for ungracious answer to holy person. A2721.3
• Plant cursed for betraying holy fugitive. A2721.4
• Dragon guards holy land. B11.6.4
• Dragon dips wounded part in holy well, is healed immediately. B11.12.1.2
• Boar guards holy man's swine. B256.6.1
• Boar makes music for holy man. B256.6.2
• Boar acts as physician for holy man: licks his wounded feet. B256.6.3
• Animals eating corpse of holy man die. B275.3
• Dragon makes bridge across stream for holy man. (Cf. B11.) B549.2
• Animal leads cleric to holy place. B563.4
• Wild leopards guide Jesus and the Holy Family through wilderness in flight to Egypt. B563.5
• Tabu: stealing from holy statue. C51.2.4
• Tabu: erecting fort on holy ground. C93.7
• Tabu: uncivil answer to holy (or supernatural) being. C94.1
• The cursed dancers. Dancers rude to holy man (Jesus) cursed and must keep dancing till Judgment Day. C94.1.1
• Tabu: throwing away holy image. C94.6
• Tabu: looking at holy objects. C311.2
• Tabu: spinning on holy days. C631.2
• Disenchantment by touch of holy man. D782.1
• Holy water as magic object. D1242.1.2
• Dried root sprouts when planted to indicate spot where holy man should set up his abode. (Cf. D967.) D1314.15
• Magic stones from holy well protect against loss by fire or water. D1382.1.0.1
• Holy water and mass prevent demons alighting on grave. (Cf. D1242.1.2.) D1385.15
• Holy water dispels demons. D1385.15.1
• Log of wood animated by spirit of malignant holy man strikes left and right to kill offending villagers. (Cf. D956.) D1401.8
• Holy man's cloak burns person up. (Cf. D1053.) D1402.0.1.2
• When spying follower accidentally touches holy man's cloak he loses his eyesight and falls down senseless. (Cf. D1053.) D1410.8
• Water which had contact with the tombs of holy men proved curative. D1500.1.18.1.1
• Holy water as remedy. (Cf. D1242.1.2.) D1500.1.18.3
• Holy spring restores sight. (Cf. D927, V134.) D1505.5.4
• Holy water destroys veil over well. (Cf. D1242.1.2.) D1562.6
• Holy water procures fire or light. (Cf. V132.) D1566.1.7
• Tree (forest) bows down to holy person (saint). D1648.1.2
• Magic power of holy cross. (Cf. V86.) D1719.6
• Magic knowledge of saints and holy men. D1810.0.3
• Lost object or person found by holy man. D1810.0.3.2
• Magic knowledge from bathing in holy water. D1810.6
• Holy man's fall from horse a bad omen. D1812.5.1.14
• Man enabled to read baptismal service by washing in holy water. D1819.4.1
• Magic sight of blind holy man. D1820.1.1
• Holy maidens carry glowing embers in their chasubles without being burned. D1841.3.2.4
• The waters of seas, lakes, and streams turn aside and let the holy man walk through untouched by moisture. (Cf. D1551.) D1841.4.3.1
• Sight of holy person causes blindness. D2062.2.2
• Fire turns aside and refuses to catch hold of holy garments, wooden altars and similar sacred things. D2158.1.3.2
• Cure by holy man. D2161.5.1
• Diseases cured at holy man's birth. D2161.6.3
• Letter read by holy man stops emperor from devastating country. D2163.5.2.1
• Evil spirit exorcised by religious ceremony. (Cf. V10ff.) Holy name, sign of cross, prayer, etc. D2176.3.2
• Demons in stone images driven out by holy man (saint). D2176.3.3.1
• Resuscitation by Holy Grail. E64.5.1
• Resuscitation by holy water. E80.4
• Resuscitation by holy man (priest, etc.). E121.5
• Resuscitation through prayers of holy man. (Cf. E63.) E121.5.2
• Bones wrapped in sheepskin inscribed with holy name revive. E174
• Ghost summoned by holy water. E386.1
• Holy man converses with entombed dead. E545.7
• Dead holy man begs grave-digger not to bury sinner on top of him. E545.9
• Condemned soul saved by holy person. E754.1.4
• Saint visits king of fairies on invitation of fairy king. Saint sprinkles holy water on fairy king, finds himself alone on hill. F379.4
• Holy water breaks fairy spell. (Cf. G303.16.7.) F382.2
• Opening Holy Bible in presence of fairies nullifies their spells. F382.4
• Water-spirit flees if holy name, ceremony, or blessed object is used. F420.5.3.4
• Dwarfs emigrate because mortals desecrate holy day. F451.9.1.11
• Trolls may not utter holy names. F455.7.3
• Holy man's hair of enormous length, so long has he remained praying at one spot. F555.3.2
• Holy man (hero) emits light. F574.3
• Holy man radiant. F574.3.2
• Miraculous spring bursts forth for holy person. F933.1
• Well rises so holy person does not have to draw from it. F933.1.3
• Enemy cured by poisoned cake he has sent to holy man in order to destroy him. F959.6.1
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at birth of holy person (hero). F960.1
• Extraordinary nature phenomena at death of holy person (hero). F960.2
• Great light appears on night of holy man's death. F960.2.4
• Sun shines for twelve days and nights after death of holy person. F961.1.5.1
• Bright star indicates birth of holy person. F961.2.1
• Holy object falls from heaven. F962.12