demon inhabiting the idol
demonic earth pre-Christian Abyssinian religion single tradition · 1
A demon that inhabited a local idol in Abyssinia and spoke to the people through it. When commanded by Saint Bartholomew to reveal its deceptions, the spirit confessed that the supposed healings attributed to the idol were illusions designed to maintain idol worship among the populace.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 1824
- Historical notes
- Described in visions recorded by Anne Catherine Emmerich; associated with pre-Christian idol worship in Abyssinia.
Relationships
- enemy of
- Saint Bartholomew
- co occurs with
- Nathanael
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“he is said to have...silenced a local idol that had previously spoken to the people. When Bartholomew commanded the demon inhabiting the idol to reveal its deceptions, the spirit confessed that the supposed healings attributed to the idol were illusions”
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