The Curate Who Cast Out the Devil in Pörtom

Österbotten · Finland · Site of legend

The dean fell silent as the dark one listed his sins, but a young curate dared face him.

In Pörtom a farmer had pledged himself to the devil, and the dean and curate came to save him. The dean was silenced when the fiend listed his foul deeds, but the young curate stepped forward, confessed his childhood theft as wept-over and forgiven, and preached from scripture. At last he pricked the window lead and forced the dark one to writhe out that way.

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Where is The Curate Who Cast Out the Devil in Pörtom located?

The Curate Who Cast Out the Devil in Pörtom is in Österbotten, Finland.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.