Saint Erasmus

Also known as: Elmo
Eramo
Erarmo
Ermo
Herasmus
Rasimus
Rasmus
Telmo
Memorial: 2 June
Profile: Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy. Fled to Mount Lebanon in the persecutions of emperor Diocletian; was fed by a raven so he could stay in hiding. Discovered, he was imprisoned; 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.
Died: disemboweled c.303 at Formiae, Italy
Patronage: against abdominal pains
against appendicitis
against childhood intestinal disease
against colic
against danger at sea
against intestinal disorders
against seasickness
against stomach diseases
against storms
ammunition workers
birth pains
boatmen
childbirth
explosives workers
Gaeta, Italy
mariners
navigators
ordnance workers
sailors
watermen
women in labour
Prayers: Novena in honor of Saint Erasmus
Representation: windlass
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Golden Legend
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
Kirken i Norge norwegian
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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