While the local Church of Saint Nicholas was being built, the devil tried to thwart the work. He carried off the masonry and scattered it around the countryside. Saint Nicholas, the church’s patron, drove him away and knocked a stone from his claws. The stone still lies beside the church, split in two.
Location and map
- Place
- Rváčov
- Municipality / starting point
- Rváčov
- District / region
- Chrudim
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 4 km W of Hlinska
While the local Church of Saint Nicholas was being built, the devil tried to thwart the work. He carried off the masonry and scattered it around the countryside. Saint Nicholas, the church’s patron, drove him away and knocked a stone from his claws. The stone still lies beside the church, split in two.
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Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 305
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.