vampires

demonic underworld Christian single tradition · 1

Vampires are described as threatening spirits that may take possession of dead bodies, prompting the use of holy oil to guard the dead against them.

When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020

Relationships

enemy of
Holy Spirit

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Sources

encyclopedia (1)
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Source passages

“to guard them against the vampires or ghouls which ever threaten to take possession of dead bodies”

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