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Odo de Cheriton

Tubach:

Tubach Frederic C., 1969. Index exemplorum. A Handbook of medieval religious tales, Helsinki.:

• #1464 : Dead, return of. (Var.) a.) Dead aid benefactor. A man who prayed for the dead is saved from death by the dead who rise to aid him against his enemy. libri8-II #49 . b.) Dead canon tells of salvation. A dead canon appears to his friend and tells him of the happiness in serving the Lord. Cf. H402 # 512, cf. H493 # 186 (Cistercian), H494 # l96, H402 # 519. c.) Dead canon wears gown. A dead canon appears twice to a companion, the first time naked, the second time wrapped in his old gown which had been given to the poor. H383 # 169. d.) Dead Cistercian tormented for shoes. A dead Cistercian appears to one of his brothers and says that he is in torment because he had kept his old shoes against the rule. His friend makes amends for him and sees him again now in glory. H589 0 187, H607 # 12. e.) Dead clerk damned. A dead clerk returned to life and cried out that he had been judged and delivered into the hands of the wicked. CHeist-XI #49 . f.) Dead, conversion completed by. A man revived from the dead is converted by his experience of infernal pain. libri8-II #25 . g.) Dead disciple appears to master. A disciple appears to his master after death and says that the living are not concerned enough with the punishments which will be meted out to them after death. Pelbart # 369. h.) Dead return on burial day. Enx (M) # 26; S.T.: E586. 1.– Gregory, Dial. IV, 37. i.) Dead, Romanus rises from. Romanus rises from the dead and tells of his experiences in the afterlife. Alpha # 683; CHeist-XI #11, CHeist-XI #12; var.; Recull # 604.– de Vooys, p. 270 var.; Gregory, Dial. IV, 37, cf. Röhrich # 5 (11). (See also. 619, 851, 1188, 1286). (© Frederic C. Tubach)