Back Еразъм Охридски Bulgarian Erasme d'Antioquia Catalan Svatý Erasmus Czech Erasmus von Antiochia German Έρασμος της Φόρμιας Greek Erasmo de Formia Esperanto Erasmo de Formia Spanish Erasmo Formiakoa Basque Erasmus Formialainen Finnish Érasme de Formia French
Elmo of Formia | |
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| Born | 3rd century |
| Died | c. 303 Illyricum (present-day Croatia) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 2 June[1] |
| Attributes | represented with his entrails wound on a windlass or as a vested bishop holding a winch or windlass[2][3] |
| Patronage | sailors, Gaeta, Santeramo in Colle, Formia, colic in children, intestinal ailments and diseases, cramps and the pain of women in labor, cattle pest, Fort St. Elmo (Malta) |
Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died c. 303), was a Christian saint and martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, saintly figures of Christian religion who are venerated especially as intercessors.
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum, Libreria Editrice Vaticana (2001) ISBN 88-209-7210-7
- ^ Saint of the Day, June 2: Erasmus of Formia SaintPatrickDC.org. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Saint Erasmus" Saints.SQPN.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.