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![[Saint Erasmus]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-erasmus/saint-erasmus-00.jpg "93kb jpg painting of 'The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus', by Nicolas Poussin, 1628, oil on canvas, Musei Vaticani, Vatican")
Also known as
- Elmo
- Eramo
- Erarmo
- Ermo
- Herasmus
- Rasimus
- Rasmus
- Telmo
Profile
Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy. He fled to Mount Lebanon in the persecutions of emperor Diocletian where he was fed by a raven so he could stay in hiding. Discovered by the authorities, he was imprisoned, but an angel rescued him. Recaptured, he was martyred. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Namesake for the static electric discharge called Saint Elmo’s Fire.
- disemboweled c.303 at Formiae, Italy
- against abdominal pains
- against appendicitis
- against birth pains
- against childhood intestinal disease
- against colic
- against danger at sea
- against intestinal disorders
- against seasickness
- against stomach diseases
- against storms
- ammunition workers
- boatmen
- childbirth
- explosives workers
- Gaeta, Italy
- mariners
- navigators
- ordnance workers
- sailors
- watermen
- women in labour
- windlass
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Golden Legend
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Kirken i Norge
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Erasmus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-erasmus/>