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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
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 113B The Cat as Sham Holy Man
- ATU 1323 The Windmill Thought to be a Holy Cross
- ATU 1833D The Names of the Persons of the Holy Trinity
- ATU 1837 Holy Ghost in the Church (previously The Parson to Let a Dove Fly in the Church)
- ATU 759B Holy Man Has his own Mass
- ATU 772 Wood for the Holy Cross
- ATU 896 The Lecherous Holy Man and the Maiden in a Box