The Herder Boy Who Became a Priest in Oravais

Österbotten · Finland · Site of legend

The Devil paid a poor boy's path to the priesthood - but soon regretted the condition he had demanded.

In Oravais, Ostrobothnia, a poor cowherd dreamed of becoming a priest and rehearsed sermons on the forest stones. The Devil offered money on condition the boy name Satan each time he mounted the pulpit. The new priest met the terms by spitting and cursing the Evil One at every sermon, until the Devil tired of it and released him from the vow himself.

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Where is The Herder Boy Who Became a Priest in Oravais located?

The Herder Boy Who Became a Priest in Oravais is in Österbotten, Finland.

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