miracle of the fish with the ring

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The miracle of the fish with the ring is a medieval legend associated with St. Mungo, in which a lost royal ring is miraculously recovered from the mouth of a fish, symbolizing divine intervention and forming one of the key emblems of Glasgow’s civic identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian miracle story
medieval legend
associatedWith Glasgow NERFINISHED
Glasgow civic identity
Scottish hagiography
royal court of Strathclyde NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance key emblem of Glasgow’s civic identity
popular subject in Glasgow public art and heraldry
depictedIn Glasgow city coat of arms NERFINISHED
stained glass windows of Glasgow churches
depictsEvent recovery of a lost royal ring from a fish
featuresLocation Glasgow area NERFINISHED
River Clyde NERFINISHED
featuresObject fish
royal ring
hasGenre hagiographical legend
saint’s miracle tale
hasMainCharacter Saint Kentigern NERFINISHED
Saint Mungo NERFINISHED
hasMotif lost-and-found ring motif common in folklore
miraculous fish motif
hasMotive accusation of adultery against a queen or noblewoman
hasOutcome recovery of the ring by Saint Mungo
restoration of the woman’s reputation
hasSymbol fish with a ring in its mouth
hasTheme divine intervention
forgiveness
miraculous recovery of lost property
restoration of honor
influenced Glasgow city seal symbolism
coat of arms of Glasgow NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin Latin hagiographical tradition
laterRetoldIn English-language accounts of Saint Mungo
Scots tradition
narrativeRole one of the four traditional miracles of Saint Mungo
partOf Glasgow city legends NERFINISHED
cycle of miracles of Saint Mungo NERFINISHED
relatedWork miracle of the bell that never rang
miracle of the bird that never flew NERFINISHED
miracle of the tree that never burned NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
representedBy fish with ring emblem on Glasgow coat of arms
symbolizes God’s knowledge of hidden things
divine justice
vindication of the innocent
timePeriod Middle Ages

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Glasgow coat of arms hasLegend miracle of the fish with the ring